Audre Lorde Quotes

But the question is a matter of the survival and the teaching. That's what our work comes down to. No matter where we key into it, it's the same work, just different pieces of ourselves doing it.

Audre Lorde

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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New York being what it is, our museums are vertical, not horizontal. That means the stumbling blocks to architectural clarity are unavoidable - but certainly surmountable.

Jerry Saltz

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The worst thing you can do is try to manipulate or control perceptions. It's impossible, and when you are found out the result is disastrous. Better to be transparent and play well with others so that when bad things happen you have a reservoir of good will to bank on.

John Gerzema

GoodControlImpossibleBetterYou

There is in the DNA of the Italians a bit of madness, which in the overwhelming majority of cases is positive. It is genius. It is talent. It's the masterpieces of art. It's the food, fashion, everything that makes Italy great in the world.

Matteo Renzi

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My favourite place in the world to run is Stanley Park in Vancouver. One loop around there is perfect.

Matthew Morrison

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Each job I had wasn't necessarily the perfect job, but I always talk to young women about how you really have to take certain things from each job and learn from that and then move on to something you really want to do.

Tory Burch

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I've been paying a lot of money in state income taxes, and I've been happy to do it, but when this last thing happened, this 50 percent increase in the tax rate, it was just too much.

Tom Golisano

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I've loved traveling around the country and meeting people at book signings.

Mike Gallagher

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I'd spent life so terrified of failure that when it happened, it was very liberating.

Molly Bloom

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Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.

Judy Gold

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I always joke that they're all like my children, so I love them all, but I would be lying if I didn't admit that 'Wonder Woman' has an affinity for me.

Diane Nelson

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One of my favourite messages about 'The Pirate Fairy' is that the story is about appreciating your own talents.

Christina Hendricks

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I very much want to write about some elements of my own growing up.

Courtney A. Kemp

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