I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.
BELL HOOKSWhat we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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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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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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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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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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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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All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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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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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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