Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
BELL HOOKSIf 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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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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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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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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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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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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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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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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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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