David Mura Quotes

• In the realm of culture in America, white European culture has held the floor for centuries; just as with any one-sided conversation, a balance can only be achieved if the speaker who has dominated speaks less and listens more.

  David Mura

  America, Speak Less, White

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• Imagination is intervention, an act of defiance. It alters belief.

  David Mura

  Imagination, Belief, Defiance

  David Mura (2010). “Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality and Identity”, p.28, Anchor

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