Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
BELL HOOKSNo black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”. Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”. No woman has ever written enough.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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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.
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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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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 a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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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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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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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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Patriarchy has no gender.
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The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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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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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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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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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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