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There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.

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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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Black Lives Matter People Self Esteem Serious
There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
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Act Death Life Violence
All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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Act Feminism Racism Silence
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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Change Hope Ideas Inspirational People
There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.
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Education Feminism Ideas Movement Understand
Death is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move towards it, but it’s not unfamiliar to you. It’s always been there, so what becomes unfamiliar to you when you pass away from the moment is really life.
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Death Life Moments Reality Time
My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
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Book Delicious Divine Ideas Passion Reading Rule Time Truth Wonderful
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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Art Function Imagination Inspirational Possible
The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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Commitment Life Love People
Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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Genuine Gratitude Instant Love Need Rare Space
Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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Absence Choice Oppression
I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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Art Belief Elegance Environment Grace Live Reflection
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Oppression Privilege Rage
Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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Dialogue Foundation Honesty Insight Open Minded
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Oppression Privilege Rage
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.
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Beautiful Black Lives Matter Color Involvement Judgment Racism Skin Space Thinking

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