062
Attributed
“ Education must not simply teach work, it must teach life. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: DUB-boys
Source: Attributed to Du Bois
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.
Quotes
149
Attributed
“ The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. ”
— bell hooks, 2000
She / Her · Pronounced: BEL HOOKS
Source: All About Love: New Visions
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
063
Attributed
“ Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: JORJ WOSH-ing-tun KAR-ver
Source: Attributed to Carver
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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012
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“ Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books. ”
— bell hooks, 1994
She / Her · Pronounced: BEL HOOKS
Source: Teaching to Transgress
060
Attributed
“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: NEL-sun man-DEL-ah
Source: Attributed to Mandela
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
084
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“ Love is an action, never simply a feeling. ”
— bell hooks, 2000
She / Her · Pronounced: BEL HOOKS
Source: All About Love: New Visions
006
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“ Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. ”
— Toni Morrison, 1987
She / Her · Pronounced: TOH-nee MOR-ih-sun
Source: Beloved
181
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“ When you've lived true fear for so long, you have nothing to be afraid of. ”
— Leymah Gbowee, 2011
She / Her · Pronounced: LAY-mah buh-WEE
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
147
Attributed
“ What I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal. ”
— Amanda Gorman, 2021
She / Her · Pronounced: uh-MAN-duh GOR-mun
Source: New York Times interview · original link to be verified
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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105
Attributed
“ I always wanted to not just be a tennis player. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: KOH-koh GAWF
Source: Attributed to Gauff
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
101
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“ The very heartbeat of racism is denial. ”
— Ibram X. Kendi, 2020
He / Him · Pronounced: ih-BRAHM KEN-dee
Source: Lecture, University of Rochester
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
103
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“ Racist is an adjective, not a noun. ”
— Ibram X. Kendi, 2019
He / Him · Pronounced: ih-BRAHM KEN-dee
Source: TIME interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
178
Attributed
“ Hashtags do not start movements. People do. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: uh-LEE-shuh GAR-zuh
Source: CBS News interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. ”
— Maya Angelou, 1969
She / Her · Pronounced: MY-uh AN-juh-loh
Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
059
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“ It always seems impossible until it's done. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: NEL-sun man-DEL-ah
Source: Attributed to Mandela
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
136
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“ I do hope that people can relate and understand it's O.K. to not be O.K., and it's O.K. to talk about it. ”
— Naomi Osaka, 2021
She / Her · Pronounced: nay-OH-mee oh-SAH-kah
014
Attributed
“ You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: AN-juh-luh DAY-viss
Source: From her lectures
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
135
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“ No medal, no accolade or exam results are more important than your mental health. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: see-MOHN BEELZ
Source: Olympics.com interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
250
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“ Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. ”
— Denzel Washington, 2015
He / Him · Pronounced: den-ZEL WOSH-ing-tun
Source: Commencement address, Dillard University · original link to be verified
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“ The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity. ”
— Viola Davis, 2015
She / Her · Pronounced: vy-OH-luh DAY-viss
Source: Emmy Awards acceptance speech
065
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“ Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: NIK-ee jee-oh-VAH-nee
Source: Attributed to Giovanni
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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