I think the Women’s movement has had a major impact on everybody’s lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.
BELL HOOKSDeath is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move towards it, but it’s not unfamiliar to you. It’s always been there, so what becomes unfamiliar to you when you pass away from the moment is really life.
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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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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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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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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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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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.
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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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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.
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