The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
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.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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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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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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Patriarchy has no gender.
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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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To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.
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There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
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Death 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.
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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
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Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
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If you do not know what you feel, then it is difficult to choose love; it is better to fall. Then you do not have to be responsible for your actions.
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