Marlon Riggs Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 8 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Marlon Riggs.
Famous Quotes By Marlon Riggs
It is necessary to constantly remind ourselves that we are not an abomination. — Marlon Riggs
So much of my life has been about self-effacement, pretense, masquerading, concealment, and indirection. — Marlon Riggs
Silence kills the soul; it diminishes its possibilities to rise and fly and explore. Silence withers what makes you human. The soul shrinks, until it's nothing. — Marlon Riggs
As long as I have work then I'm not going to die, cause work is a living spirit in me - that which wants to connect with other people and pass on something to them which they can use in their own lives and grow from. — Marlon Riggs
Silence is my weapon, silence is my shield. — Marlon Riggs
Black men loving black men is THE revolutionary act. — Marlon Riggs
When nobody speaks your name, or even knows it, you, knowing it, must be the first to speak it. — Marlon Riggs
My struggle has allowed me to transcend that sense of shame and stigma identified with my being a Black gay man. Having come through the fire, they can't touch me. — Marlon Riggs