I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
BELL HOOKSThe 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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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.
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There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.
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Patriarchy has no gender.
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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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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Living simply makes loving simple.
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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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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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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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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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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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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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