Instructions: Print several copies of page one. Cut along table lines, rows and columns. Pass
each set to a small group, and challenge students to match the quote with the person who
authored it. (ANSWER KEY)
A
Audre Lorde (U.S. poet, 1934-1992)
1
Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it
does not make me angry. It merely astonishes
me. How can they deny themselves the pleasure
of my company? It's beyond me.
B
Zora Neale Hurston (U.S. writer,
1903-1960)
2
A story is only half told if there is only one side
presented.
C
John F. Kennedy (U.S. president,
1917-1963)
3
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do
that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
D
Adrienne Rich (U.S. poet, 1929- )
4
It's funny how heterosexuals have lives and the rest of
us have "lifestyles."
E
Kermit the Frog (Muppet)
5
I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act,
write, speak, be, I'll be sending messages on a ouija
board, cryptic complaints from the other side.
F
Clare Boothe Luce (U.S. diplomat and
writer, 1903-1987)
6
Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by
appearances.
G
Jean de La Fontaine (French poet,
1621-1695)
7
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to
succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what
it takes.' They will say, 'Women don't have what it
takes.'
H
Martin Luther King, Jr. (U.S. clergyman
and civil rights leader, 1929-1968)
8
If a free society cannot help the many that are poor, it
cannot save the few who are rich.
I
Sonia Johnson (U.S. author and activist,
1936- )
9
It's not that easy being green.
J
Iceland Proverbs
10
If you are trying to transform a brutalized society
into one where people can live in dignity and
hope, you begin with the empowering of the most
powerless.
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Answer KEY
1
Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but
it does not make me angry. It merely
astonishes me. How can they deny
themselves the pleasure of my company?
It's beyond me.
B
Zora Neale Hurston (U.S. writer, 1903-1960)
2
A story is only half told if there is only one
side presented.
J
Iceland Proverbs
3
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can
do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can
do that.
H
Martin Luther King, Jr. (U.S. clergyman and civil
rights leader, 1929-1968)
4
It's funny how heterosexuals have lives and the
rest of us have "lifestyles."
I
Sonia Johnson (U.S. author and activist, 1936- )
5
I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to
act, write, speak, be, I'll be sending messages on
a ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other
side.
A
Audre Lorde (U.S. poet, 1934-1992)
6
Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by
appearances.
G
Jean de La Fontaine (French poet, 1621-1695)
7
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual
efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She
doesn't have what it takes.' They will say, 'Women
don't have what it takes.'
F
Clare Boothe Luce (U.S. diplomat and writer,
1903-1987
8
If a free society cannot help the many that are
poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
C
John F. Kennedy (U.S. president, 1917-1963)
9
It's not that easy being green.
E
Kermit the Frog (Muppet)
10
If you are trying to transform a brutalized
society into one where people can live in
dignity and hope, you begin with the
empowering of the most powerless.
D
Adrienne Rich (U.S. poet, 1929- )