Aurora Levins Morales Quotes
Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive or active collaboration in the oppression of others, and from the deep recognition of our most expansive self-interest. From the recognition that, like it or not, our liberation is bound up with that of every other being on the planet, and that politically, spiritually, in our heart of hearts we know anything else is unaffordable.
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I'm a giant Beatles fan.
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I grew up in New York and have lived here all my life. I think it's the best city in the world and can write about it with gusto and fervor and passion.
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There’s a long and sacred history of the use of X to symbolize the name of Christ, and from its origin, it has meant no disrespect.
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I believe that dance has the power to heal, mentally and physically.
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We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States.
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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.
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Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
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Just in case you ever foolishly forget; I'm never not thinking of you
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I shall repeat a hundred times; we really ought to free ourselves from the seduction of words!
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Without love, benevolence becomes egotism.
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Responsibility will mellow and sober the youth and prepare them, for the burden they must discharge.
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don't get a rush from anything. I did music as hard as I could. Acting for me at least, is a far more restrained performance than music. It requires a lot of skill and discipline. I'm not any good at it but I enjoy trying to be good at it.
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When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.
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I'm doing stuff on Kaballah and Scientology and a little bit more racial stuff, for good measure.
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But it's also the beginning of another level of liberation for her Eleanor Roosevelt, because when she returns to New York, she gets very involved in a new level of politics. She meets Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read, and becomes very involved in the women's movement, and then in the peace movement. And ironically, the years of her greatest despair become also the years of her great liberation.
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I know as an actor there is a certain liberation auditioning for a role that has no beauty requirements.
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Compassion for animals is something that every child has naturally but they are lured away from these instincts by society's nasty habits.
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By centering our lives on correct principles and creating a balanced focus between doing and increasing our ability to do, we become empowered to the task of creating effective useful and peaceful lives.
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Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive or active collaboration in the oppression of others, and from the deep recognition of our most expansive self-interest. From the recognition that, like it or not, our liberation is bound up with that of every other being on the planet, and that politically, spiritually, in our heart of hearts we know anything else is unaffordable.
