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Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.

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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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Act Death Life Violence
If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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Children Deal Life Self Love Sound
I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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Black Lives Matter People Self Esteem Serious
Feminism is for everybody.
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Feminism One Liner
I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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Book Country Love Writing
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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Commitment Love Possible
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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Act Ego Learning Past
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
All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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Commitment Fall Men Problem
Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.
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Destroy Existence Human Nature People Power Recognize See
Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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Genuine Gratitude Instant Love Need Rare Space
What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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Believe Important Inspirational
To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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Bond Love Relationship Romantic Task
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Oppression Privilege Rage
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
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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Alone Art Escape Love Self Love Solitude

Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.

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Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.

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