My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
BELL HOOKSTo know love we have to invest time and commitment.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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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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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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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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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
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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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