Anselika

“Wherever there is power imbalance, such as exists between men and women, white and black people, rich and poor, boss and employee, then that power can breed oppressive behaviour. Silence and acceptance from the weaker player is the grease that keeps these wheels turning.”
― Jess Phillips, Truth to Power: 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S.

“We have got to call time on the bullsh*t that makes us feel as if we are powerless, the bullsh*t that tells ordinary people they have a defined place in the world and should put up with their lot. The bullsh*t that means the same people always end up with the same jobs. The bullsh*t that says we just have to tolerate a rising tide of hatred and division. The bullsh*t that says the laws are just the way they are and you should live within a system that was designed for someone else.”
― Jess Phillips, Truth to Power: 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S.

“I am so tired of waiting. Aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?”
― Langston Hughes, Good Morning, Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings

“All his life Snufkin had longed to pull down notices that asked him not to do things he liked to do.”
― Tove Jansson, Moominsummer Madness