If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
BELL HOOKSLife-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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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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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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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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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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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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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.
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Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
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Feminism is for everybody.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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