Angela Y. Davis

Activist, Scholar American Born 1944 (age 82)

Black radical activist and prison abolition movement leader.

417 quotes

"We are responsible for the world we create."
"Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings."
Justice
"We cannot solve problems with the same thinking that created them."
Wisdom
"Every relationship is an opportunity to learn about ourselves and others."
Relationships
"The work of building a just world is never completed."
Work
"We must approach difficult conversations with humility and openness."
"Hope is not a feeling; it is a practice."
Hope
"Our collective power lies in our ability to imagine alternatives."
Power
"Learning is an act of freedom."
Education
"We must be willing to be vulnerable in our struggle for justice."
Courage
"The personal is always political."
Politics
"We cannot build the future alone."
"Imagination is essential to social transformation."
Imagination
"We must dream boldly and act with intention."
Dreams
"Patience is not passivity; it is strategic."
Patience
"We have to be willing to sacrifice comfort for justice."
"The work of liberation requires us to transform ourselves."
"We are all implicated in systems of oppression."
Justice
"Art and activism are deeply intertwined."
Art
"We must center the voices of those most affected by injustice."
Justice
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"We cannot accept the world as it is presented to us."
"Community care is radical resistance."
"We must be bold in our demands for justice."
"The struggle for freedom is eternal."
Freedom
"We have to imagine what freedom actually looks like."
Freedom
"Love requires action and accountability."
Love
"We must build structures that sustain our movements."
"The most powerful weapon is the power to imagine."
Imagination
"We cannot be silent in the face of injustice."
Courage