Angela Davis

Activist, Scholar American Born 1944 (age 82)

Communist activist and prison abolition advocate.

360 quotes

"We are responsible for each other."
"The personal is political, and the political is personal."
Politics
"Strength comes from struggle. Without struggle there is no strength."
Strength
"We must build new worlds where all beings can flourish."
Hope
"The liberation of Black people is a prerequisite for the liberation of all people."
Freedom
"Knowledge must be accompanied by vision and commitment to action."
Knowledge
"I believe in the possibility of transformation."
Hope
"We cannot change the course of history without acting in the present."
Courage
"The beauty of life lies in its capacity for change."
Beauty
"Fear is a tool used to maintain oppression."
Fear
"We must create conditions where all people can develop their potential."
Education
"Art has the power to transform consciousness and inspire liberation."
Art
"The struggle for freedom is eternal and ongoing."
Freedom
"We must invest in people, not prisons."
Justice
"Creativity is not a luxury but a necessity for liberation."
Creativity
"We are all architects of the future."
Leadership
"The deepest dream is the dream of liberation."
Dreams
"We must build movements based on love, not fear."
Love
"Health is not merely the absence of disease but the presence of wholeness."
Health
"Adventure and risk-taking are essential to growth."
Adventure
"We must always imagine the future as possible."
Imagination
"The work of liberation is ongoing and never complete."
Work
"Success is measured not by individual achievement but by collective liberation."
Success
"Money is a tool for building power and freedom."
Money
"We must practice gratitude for those who struggled before us."
Gratitude
"Philosophy must be grounded in the real conditions of people's lives."
Philosophy
"Literature can be a mirror and a window into different worlds."
Literature
"War is a symptom of a deeper disease in society."
War
"We are motivated by a vision of a just and free world."
Motivation
"Inspiration comes from the struggles of ordinary people."
Inspiration