Death is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move towards it, but it’s not unfamiliar to you. It’s always been there, so what becomes unfamiliar to you when you pass away from the moment is really life.
BELL HOOKSThere is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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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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You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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Any society based on domination supports and condones violence.
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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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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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Forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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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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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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