We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage.
Interpretation
We should motivate ourselves and others to pursue bold actions that align with our dreams, despite societal doubts.
This quote by Audre Lorde emphasizes the importance of self-encouragement and mutual support in pursuing our dreams. It suggests that we often hold back due to outdated beliefs and societal expectations, but by challenging these norms and taking bold actions, we can fulfill our aspirations and encourage others to do the same.
In practice
This quote could be used in a motivational speech at a personal development seminar.
The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence. And there are so many silences to be broken.
There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.
Take the job or the project that scares you a little. It's the one with the most to teach you.
For every finish-line tape a runner breaks -- complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras -- there are the hours of hard and often lonely work that rarely gets talked about.
If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan with how things will play out.
I feel like every day, every minute I have to make the most of.
It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavement, even if it leads nowhere?
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