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“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."
(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)”
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(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
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“Your silence will not protect you.”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“The only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage.”
― Survivor
― Survivor
“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.”
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