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title: "3 Lives Mattered Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [If black lives mattered, I believe that policing and immigration enforcement would not be the devastating force that it is in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/if-black-lives-mattered-i-believe-that-policing-and-immigration/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/opal-tometi-9098_believe_if-black-lives-mattered-i-believe-that-p_1436101.jpg)

> [When some people rejoin with “All Lives Matter” they misunderstand the problem, but not because their message is untrue. It is true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-butler/when-some-people-rejoin-with-all-lives-matter-they-misunderstand-the/)

[Judith Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/judith-butler-1374_deserve_when-some-people-rejoin-with-all-lives-m_1625697.jpg)

> [I felt like any individual's recovery was more important than the film I was making. And I actually felt that my presence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lindstrom/i-felt-like-any-individual-s-recovery-was-more-important-than-the/)

[Brian Lindstrom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lindstrom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/brian-lindstrom-24278_felt_i-felt-like-any-individual-s-recovery-wa_2261430.jpg)

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