Toni Cade Bambara

"Power resides in truth."

"Money is energy."

"Health is wholeness."

"Adventure awaits those who listen."

"Imagination builds worlds."

"Technology amplifies our choices."

"History repeats without consciousness."

"Philosophy begins with questions."

"Literature preserves memory."

"Politics is how we share power."

"War destroys what love builds."

"Motivation fades without community."

"Inspiration comes from witnesses."

"Relationships mirror ourselves."

"Solitude is the soil of creation."

"The responsibility for change belongs to those who see the need for it."

"Stories are important. They keep us alive."

"We are whole people. Not fractured. Not divided into public and private selves."

"Take for instance the whole business of identity. We constructed identities that made us think we were separate from nature."

"It's a tremendous responsibility, being a witness to the times we live in."

"The issue is not just about survival, but about the quality of that survival."

"We have been schooled to think that our lives are isolated from history."

"There's a lot of juice in community work. There's juice in relationships."

"If you don't know your own history, you don't know yourself."

"We are all accountable to each other for the world we create."

"The world is not just made up of big stories. It's made up of small moments."

"We must be willing to examine ourselves and our assumptions."

"Art should be in service of the liberation of our people."

"Community organizing is really just about love."

"We create the future through the choices we make today."