Barbara Deming

Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#action #coping #fears #first #later

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#argument #concern #heart #human #more

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#both #conscience #effective #engages #meek

We learn best to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the same time to other women - whose stories, for all our differences, turn out, if we listen well, to be our stories also. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#best #differences #learn #listen #listening