It is never easy to demand the most from ourselves, from our lives, from our work. To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society is to encourage excellence. But giving in to the fear of feeling and working to capacity is a luxury only the unintentional can afford, and the unintentional are those who do not wish to guide their own destinies.

Without community, there is no liberation.

Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.

Your silence will not protect you.

If you don’t define yourself for yourself then you will be crushed into other's fantasies of you and eaten alive

Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world.

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded.