Barbara Deming Quotes

A collection of quotes by Barbara Deming.

Barbara Deming (1917-1984) was an American writer and social justice activist. She dedicated her life to the advocacy of nonviolence and women's rights. Deming actively participated in various movements, including the civil rights and anti-war movements. She authored several influential books, including "Revolution and Equilibrium" and "Prisons That Could Not Hold." Additionally, Deming co-founded the Awareness Project, an organization that aimed to promote social justice through creative communication. She is remembered for her passionate commitment to pacifism and equality.

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affli

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

Barbara Deming

Anger

Vengeance is not the point change is. But the trouble is tha

Vengeance is not the point change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.

Barbara Deming

Change

We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little

We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.

Barbara Deming

Respect