If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
BELL HOOKSLife-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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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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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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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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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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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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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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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I’m committed to loving you, then it’s not possible for me to fall out of love.
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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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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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