Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
BELL HOOKSLove is really more of an interactive process. It’s about what we do not just what we feel. It’s a verb, not a noun.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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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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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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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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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each other’s well being to sustain a healthy and enduring relationship.
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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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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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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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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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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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