“I’m not quite sure what freedom is, but I know damn well what it ain’t. How have we gotten so silly, I wonder.”
"Love is contraband in Hell, cause love is an acid that eats away bars."
- Assata Shakur
Love
"Any community seriously concerned with its own freedom has to be concerned about other peoples’ freedom as well."
- Assata Shakur
Compassion
"I believe in living. I believe in birth. I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth. And I believe that a lost ship, steered by tired, seasick sailors, can still be guided him to port."
- Assata Shakur
Hope
"Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them."
- Assata Shakur
Adversity
"Revolution is about change, and the first place the change begins is in yourself."
- Assata Shakur
Change
"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
Awareness