Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
BELL HOOKSIf any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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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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The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
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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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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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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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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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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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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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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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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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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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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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