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Oba’s Royal Crown, Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples, c. 20th century; LACMA
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"Most human behavior is controlled by images. Image is a factor in how people look at themselves and what they use to reflect themselves. The control of images is a major factor in world power."
— John Henrik Clarke (via iamjamesmatthew)
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
— Lao Tzu (via your-maj3sty)
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“and if ya thinkin’ ‘bout turning back, i got the shotgun on ya back…” ~badu #harriet
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"He asked why people are sad. ‘That’s simple,’ says the old man. ‘They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people’s ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.’"
— Paulo Coelho (via artistsuffer)
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"”We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity."
— P.Coelho (via thegentlemanjigger)
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"The white fathers told us, I think therefore I am; and the black mothers in each of us-the poet-whispers in our dreams, I feel therefore I can be free. Poetry coins the language to express and charter this revolutionary awareness and demand, the implementation of that freedom."
— Poetry is Not a Luxury, Audre Lorde (via dulcerevolution)
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