The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
BELL HOOKSIf we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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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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It’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
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I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.
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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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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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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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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Love 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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Living simply makes loving simple.
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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