Always Quote by Katy O'Brian

I'm somewhat wary of being called 'woke' because it feels absolute in a way that I don't think is realistic.

— Franchesca Ramsey

I'm actually not a fan of the word 'woke.' I think the connotation of that means being socially aware, which is a beautiful thing…

— India Arie

Wokeness means nothing to me. I was born woke.

— Cedella Marley

Just to say 'woke' is to always be in a constant stream of consciousness where you don't feel like the wool is pulled over…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Wokeness, for what it's worth, is a buzzword that a lot of people are not truly understanding the depth of. I think sometimes things…

— Amanda Seales

“Being woke means living in another reality that exists only in your mind; the irony is that freedom from this thought process only happens…

— Allene vanOirschot

I am always a woke person, know about things, always feel a certain type of way.

— Kyle Kuzma

I think the word 'woke' is now over. The first time I heard my mature, white dad use that term, I was like 'OK,…

— Elaine Welteroth

An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.

— Bodhidharma

You're not born woke. Something wakes you up.

— DeRay Mckesson

“it is waking that understands sleep and not sleep that understands waking. There is an ignorance of evil that comes from being young: there…

— C.S. Lewis

Awakening is usually precipitated by the honest, sincere, inquiry into who you really are.

— Arjuna Ardagh