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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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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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Commitment Fall Men Problem
What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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Believe Important Inspirational
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
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
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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Attention Bond Person Relationship Rescognize Rescouce Romantic
Feminism is for everybody.
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Feminism One Liner
The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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Commitment Life Love People
If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Beloved Community Justice Stand
What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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Deep Imagination Inspirational
Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Book Ideas Life Transformation
Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
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Each Other Love Meaning Relationship
Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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Class Education Knowledge Money
Forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
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Account Believe Capacity Compassion Forgiveness Humanity Time Transfomation Wrong
Patriarchy has no gender.
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Equality Feminism Gender One Liner
No black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”. Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”. No woman has ever written enough.
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Black Enough Indeed Women Writing
Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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Absence Choice Oppression

When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.

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