Vision Quotes by Assata Shakur

8 Vision quotes by Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur offers eight brief insights that connect personal resolve with a broader vision of societal transformation. These lines are a concise rallying call for activists and thinkers alike.

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My fantasy of Cuba was that everybody was going to be going around looking like Fidel, with green uniforms - and it…

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I'm crafting a vision of my life that involves creativity. And Cuban society allows me to do this. I know it's harder…

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Part of being a revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane. That is more fun, too. That is more loving.…

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We have to have a vision of the world we want to make in 100 years. And maybe when we have that…

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I think that one of the problems that exists in the United States and in many places in the world is that…

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Tourism has affected Cuba, because tourists come and they bring racist, sexist ideas. They bring a whole vision that there are rich…

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Freedom! you askin me about freedom. I'll be honest with you. I know a whole more about what freedom isn't than about…

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All of my experience of studying religion, studying spirituality, studying natural healing, traditional medicine, has kind of enriched my vision of the…

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My energy just couldn’t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance.

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I am a Black revolutionary woman, and because of this i have been charged with and accused of every alleged crime in which a…

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Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

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In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.

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I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa.

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Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill…

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I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be…

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If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the revolution, my status will be like that of most Cubans: I'll be up a creek without a…

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No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.

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There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do…

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And if I know anything at all, it's that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It can be broken…

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Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community.…

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“Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?” “No,” the guard said, “you’re wrong. Slavery was outlawed with the exception of prisons. Slavery is legal…

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People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows.

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