Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
BELL HOOKSThere will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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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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You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
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Patriarchy has no gender.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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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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Living simply makes loving simple.
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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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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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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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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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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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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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What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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