Patriarchy has no gender.
BELL HOOKSI think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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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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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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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Justice demands integrity. It’s to have a moral universe – not only know what is right or wrong but to put things in perspective, weigh things. Justice is different from violence and retribution; it requires complex accounting.
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Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.
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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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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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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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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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Living simply makes loving simple.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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