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Audre Lorde Quotes

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.

Audre Lorde

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: February 18, 1934 - November 17, 1992

Topics

Mother Teacher Woman Yourself Key

We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity.

John Lennon

Go Know Now Rock Will First

If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that.

John Polkinghorne

Science Experience World Strange

The magic is you can change more things than you could ever dream of.

Stephen Furst

Change Magic You Dream More Things

Successive American presidents have turned a blind eye to piles of evidence that Saudi money is being used to foment holy war against America.

Stephen Kinzer

Money War Eye Blind American Used

All you can do is the same as any other fight: whoever they put in front of you, you go in there and try to get the W.

Stipe Miocic

Fight You Go Try Same Get

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.

Simon Newcomb

Adversity Habit Looking Back Looking

I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.

Michael Phelps

Past I Am Fast In The Past Recover

I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Work Hope Diversity People Me Think

My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing the bats lying around the house. As we grew older, we realised what the game was all about, and then our interest in the game grew.

Mohammad Azharuddin

Home Cricket Game Seeing Uncle Play

Well, uh, I don't know another way than to work at the top level, which is what I do every day.

Jose Mourinho

Work Day Every Day Know Way Top

Michael did it all. I am telling you that he is the most brilliant father. Almost before the baby needed something, he knew what it was.

Debbie Rowe

Father I Am Baby You Brilliant Knew

I started writing one afternoon when I was twenty, and ever since then I have written every day. At first I had to force myself. Then it became part of my identity, and I did it without thinking.

David Sedaris

Myself Day Identity Writing Thinking