Patriarchy has no gender.
BELL HOOKSAs long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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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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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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To know love we have to invest time and 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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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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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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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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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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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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If 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.
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I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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