Never Normalize the Ending of Democracy, Tyranny, White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Color of Our Skin, Tennessee State Reps., Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson

“We can never normalize the ending of democracy. We can never normalize the tyranny of the way that these people in positions of power are operating due to white supremacy and … the patriarchy. That is what we’re up against.” - Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D), On being expelled from the Legislature by the House’s Republican supermajority for joining a chant with gun violence protesters in the capitol in late March, following a mass shooting at a Nashville School three days prior. Found in Ms. Magazine page 6, Summer 2023.

“It might have to do with the color of our skin.” - Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson (d), answering why she was spared from expulsion from the Legislature while Reps. Pearson and Justin Jones (D) were not. Found in Ms. Magazine page 6, Summer 2023.

Photography, Instant Out of Time, Altering Life, Dorothea Lange

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still." - Dorothea Lange

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dorothea_lange_141163.

Right Minds, Pride in Their Talents, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1825.Harper_Lee.

Hero, Ordinary Individual, Strength, Overwhelming Obstacles, Christopher Reeve

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." - Christopher Reeve

Found in Country Living at https://www.countryliving.com/life/g5054/quotes-about-strength/?slide=1.

Melting Pot, Beautiful Mosaic, Jimmy Carter

"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams." - Jimmy Carter

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/jimmy_carter_158449.

Feet, Right Place, Stand Firm, Abraham Lincoln

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm." - Abraham Lincoln

Found in Country Living at https://www.countryliving.com/life/g5054/quotes-about-strength/?slide=4.

Too Angry, Keep Your Mouth Shut, Nothing Will Every Change, Michelle Obama

“Don't ever, ever let anyone tell you that you're too angry, or that you 'should keep your mouth shut.' There will always be those who want to keep you silent, to have you be seen but not heard, or maybe they don't even want to see you at all. But those people don't know your story, and if you listen to them, then nothing will ever change.” - Former First Lady Michelle Obama, speaking to the graduating class of 2020.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020 issue, page 6.