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 HOOKSThe political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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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.
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What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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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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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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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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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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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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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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