Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
BELL HOOKSEvery terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.
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The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
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Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
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If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.
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Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
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It’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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Living simply makes loving simple.
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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.
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