People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

I think there is a sense of being forced at this time to look at America's really large shadow and that's not all that bad.

Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.

I am not lesbian, I am not bisexual, I am not straight. I am just curious

We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. If they do, it is our duty as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children. If necessary, bone by bone.

In every life there comes a point when you have to make a decision about how you will live.

I want something else; a different system entirely. One not seen on this earth for thousands of years. If ever. Democratic Womanism. Notice how this word has "man" right in the middle of it? That's one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he is surrounded. I want to vote and work for a way of life that honors the feminine.