The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
BELL HOOKSIt’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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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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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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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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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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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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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Feminism is for everybody.
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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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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 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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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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