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So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.Malcolm X
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While people argue with one another about the specifics of Freud's work and blame him for the prejudices of his time, they overlook the fundamental truth of his writing, his grand humility: that we frequently do not know our own motivations in life and are prisoners to what we cannot understand. We can recognize only a small fragment of our own, and an even smaller fragment of anyone else's, impetus.Andrew Solomon
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They tell me to be quiet When I’d rather cause a riot And have everyone screaming Out their eccentric meaning.Initially NO
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Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who don’t see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither skill nor desire to turn the agony of a people into entertainment.Ayi Kwei Armah