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.
BELL HOOKSTo know love we have to invest time and commitment.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
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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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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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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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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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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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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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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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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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Patriarchy has no gender.
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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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If you do not know what you feel, then it is difficult to choose love; it is better to fall. Then you do not have to be responsible for your actions.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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