The things we survive help us become who we are. - Assata Shakur

"The things we survive help us become who we are."

Assata Shakur Strength

Activist, Revolutionary American Born 1947 (age 79)

More from Assata Shakur

"I have never been afraid to speak the truth. I have never been afraid to stand up for what I believe in."

"The most important thing is that you understand your own power."

"Resistance is not futile; it is essential."

"I am a Black revolutionary, and that is what I will always be."

"Strength comes from within."

"A woman should be proud of who she is."

"A strong woman can overcome anything."

"The only thing I'm good at is killing."