We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they’re beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved.
BELL HOOKSTo know love we have to invest time and commitment.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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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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You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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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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I think the Women’s movement has had a major impact on everybody’s lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.
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