There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
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More Bell Hooks Quotes
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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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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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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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It’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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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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Patriarchy has no gender.
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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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Love is really more of an interactive process. It’s about what we do not just what we feel. It’s a verb, not a noun.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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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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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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