There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
BELL HOOKSOne of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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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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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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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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I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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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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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
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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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Living simply makes loving simple.
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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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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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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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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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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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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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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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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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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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