Audre Lorde Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Audre Lorde quotes, Audre Lorde sayings, and Audre Lorde proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self. Audre Lorde
The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot. Audre Lorde
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde
I had to remind myself that I had lived through it, already. I had known the pain, and survived it. It only remained for me to give it voice, to share it for use, that the pain not be wasted. Audre Lorde
Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. Audre Lorde
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde
Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people. Audre Lorde
Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge. Audre Lorde
Our visions bein with our desires. Audre Lorde
Change did not begin with you, and it will not end with you, but what you do with your life is an absolutely vital piece of that chain. Audre Lorde
I have no creative use for guilt, yours or my own. Audre Lorde
Guilt is only another way of avoiding informed action, of buying time out of the pressing need to make clear choices. Audre Lorde