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Janet Mock Quotes

Total quotes: 6
“Kindness and compassion are sisters but not twins. One you can buy, the other is priceless.”
— Janet Mock, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Tagged: Kindness vs. Compassion
“Electra: Do you know what I'm giving up to go through this?

Doctor: I can only imagine the sacrifices you've made to be here, but it's never a bad decision to choose yourself.”
— Elektra Abundance, POSE, Season 1: The Fever
“I've buried more friends in the last year than any of you can count! And when it's all over who knows how many of us will be left? So I don't need a bunch of immature 20-somethings, who just figured out how to wipe their own asses telling me how to act or feel! When y'all have walked a mile in my shoes, y'all come find me.”
— Pray Tell, POSE, Season 1: Love is the Message
Tagged: AIDS, HIV, Confronting Death, Sorrow
“You're lucky I believe in second chances.”
— Elektra Abundance, POSE, Season 1: Pink Slip
Tagged: Second Chances
“You asked me what family is 
And I think of family as community
I think of the spaces where you don't have to shrink yourself
Where you don't have to pretend or to perform
You can fully show up and be vulnerable
And in silence, completely empty and
That's completely enough
You show up, as you are, without judgment, without ridicule
Without fear or violence, or policing, or containment
And you can be there and you're filled all the way up
So we get to choose our families
We are not limited by biology
We get to make ourselves
And we get to make our families”
— Janet Mock, Family
Tagged: Family
“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.”
— Janet Mock, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Tagged: Storytelling, The Importance of Stories
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