Win, Learn How to Lose, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“You won't win until you learn how to lose. I don't like to do it, but I can stand it. Along with everything else, you have to acquire the ability to accept defeat. No one makes it without stumbling.” - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Special Report: Sports (August-October 1990)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 3.

Without Community, Liberation, Audre Lorde

“Without community, there is no liberation.” - Audre Lorde

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 43.

Intolerant of Ignorance, Educated, Maya Angelou

"[My mother] said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.” - Maya Angelou

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 3.

Stand Before God, Single Bit of Talent Left, Used Everything, Erma Bombeck

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 3.

Ignorance, No Excuse, Real Thing, Irene Peter

“Ignorance is no excuse – it's the real thing.” - Irene Peter

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 90.

People Involved in Any Art, They're Good, They're Lucky, Katharine Hepburn

“I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're good – or because they're lucky.” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 5.

Empathy, What Others are Going Through, Do Something About It, Cornel West

“Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.