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In the process of telling the truth about what you feel or what you see, each of us has to get in touch with himself or herself in a really deep, serious way. ↗

— June Jordan

#deep #each #feel #get #herself

That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes. ↗

— June Jordan

#anyway #as far as #attitude #been #damage

Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to want to love a man, and what about that? Isn't that what freedom implies? ↗

— June Jordan

#am #bisexuality #free #freedom #i

Consequently, most of us really exist at the mercy of other people's formulations of what's important. ↗

— June Jordan

#exist #important #mercy #most #other

So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. ↗

— June Jordan

#among #becomes #between #dialogue #each

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#achieve #around #climb #everybody #figure

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#accept #change #especially #expectations #negative

The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#basketball #been #comfort #everything #evolved

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#competitive #during #enthusiasm #game #get

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#demands #fulfillment #game #gives #loyalty