You've got to rattle your cage door. You've got to let them know that you're in there, and that you want out. Make noise. Cause trouble. You may not win right away, but you'll sure have a lot more fun. — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
A liberation struggle is like a struggle against dirt. No matter what type of bath you takein three weeks you'll smell like you've never seen a bathtub. What we don't understand about a liberation struggle is you never win it,… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
What you must understand is oppression does not end with the niggers. It does not end with the poor people, it doesn't end with… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
Women are dirt searchers; their greatest worth is irradicating rings on collars and tables. Never mind real-estate boards' corruption and racism, here's your soapsuds.… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
I know we're termites. But if all the termites got together, the house would fall down. — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
There's no way that I know of to avoid pain absolutely, but suffering is the interpretation we choose to place on the pain we… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
Unless you are political or intellectual, events like the Depression are seen as personal events. We thought of the Depression as something that made… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
“True revolutionary activity, in my opinion, is that which hurts the establishment without undue damage to the person who does the revolutionary act. You… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
Freedom is like taking a bath: You got to keep doing it every day. — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
... tobacco kills 52,000 people a year from lung cancer, and there's no telling how many lives have been ruined through drinking.But to my… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. They know but two positions: somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
Everybody's scared for their ass. There aren't too many people ready to die for racism. They'll kill for racism but they won't die for… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me. — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear. — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
