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Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor
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"Painting isn't made for the decoration of apartments; it is a weapon to be used offensively and defensively against the enemy."

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Alan King Comedian, Actor
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"And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them."

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Tennessee Williams Playwright
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"Hysteria is a natural phenomenon, the common denominator of the female nature. It's the female weapon and the test of a man is his ability to cope with it."

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Selma James Activist, Author
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"We have needed to define ourselves by reclaiming the words that define us. They have used language as weapons. When we open ourselves to what they say and how they say it, our narrow prejudices evaporate and we are nourished and armed."

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George Orwell Writer, Journalist
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"We were once told that the aeroplane had "abolished frontiers"; actually it is only since the aeroplane became a serious weapon that frontiers have become definitely impassable."

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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
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"When I was crossing into Gaza, I was asked at the checkpost whether I was carrying any weapons. I replied: Oh yes, my prayer books."

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