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.

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"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

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"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