To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.
BELL HOOKSI think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
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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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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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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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No black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”. Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”. No woman has ever written enough.
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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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Feminism is for everybody.
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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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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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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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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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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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