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.
BELL HOOKSThe political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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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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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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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I’m committed to loving you, then it’s not possible for me to fall out of love.
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What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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