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Ultimately, pleasure activism is us learning to make justice and liberation the most pleasurable experiences we can have on this planet.

— Adrienne Maree Brown Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (2019)

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There has been one constant, as far back as we can understand: The world is always changing.

The Green Generation (2007)

So much has changed there because of the work of Octavia, because of the work of Nnedi Okorafor, because of the work of Tananarive Due.

Interview with Democracy Now (2021)

When I imagine the world in a right relationship, it's a love story between our species and this Earth and amongst us.

Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility (2023)

We might be learning slowly, but change is coming fast.

The Green Generation (2007)

If we were able to unshackle our imaginations in this moment, I think our compatibility with the Earth would become possible.

Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility (2023)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

If the church ... does not make God's liberation of the oppressed central in its mission and proclamation, how can it rest easy with a condemned criminal as the dominant symbol of its message?

James H. Cone Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology (1986)

It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

Muhammad

It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Cary Grant Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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