August 2009
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“If you’re afraid of criticism - say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”
– out of hiding. momentarily.
(via eletheowl)
thesmarttart:
brooklynmutt:
“I Only Have Eyes...
The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina -- Mother... →
thesmarttart:
(via ryking)
“The Blackwater operators described their mission in New Orleans as “securing neighborhoods,” as if they were talking about Sadr City. When National Guard troops descended on the city, the Army Times described their role as fighting “the insurgency in the city.” Brigadier Gen. Gary Jones, who commanded the Louisiana National Guard’s Joint Task Force, told the paper,...
“One of the major policy agendas that was put into place during the Reagan...”
– rationalrevolution.net (via azspot)
“I wish I wasn’t afraid all the time, but.. I am.”
– V For Vendetta (via eletheowl)
i was talking to this woman today about a fabulous opportunity that she made happen for herself. i was so proud of her. the thing she said to me that most struck me was, “rejection just isn’t one of my fears.”
i remembered when i graduated...
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the...”
– Earl Nightingale Something anyone who wants to go into medicine should keep in mind… My own 10-year slog begins now. (via spaceships)
always a fan.
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this is awesome.
via mills:
Olu Dara - Your...
“We spend our whole lives telling ourselves that everything happens for a reason...”
– (via eletheowl)
true that.
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some...”
– Barack Obama (via myserendipities) (via shefloats)
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August
blue moons dangle from my ears
and dance on my shoulders
swinging back and forth
with the murmurs of the breeze,
rising high, lost in the trees
at the very height of the pendulum swing
suspended over the edge
of a cliff. right then,
there is nothing else.
fireflies must be like fireworks for ants
a celebration of dusk where
mosquitoes come out to feast
on brown shoulders and bare feet.
strawberry...
“Feminism is not, and never has been, about putting in place “a prescriptive...”
– From Laurie Penny’s review of The Noughtie Girl’s Guide to Feminism by Ellie Levenson (via gauntlet) (via robot-heart-politics)
