Quotes 21 till 40 of 69.
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I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism.
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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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In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that we have no time to love.
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In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females.
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Indeed much of the literature written about black folks in the post-civil rights era emphasized the need for jobs. Material advancement was deemed the pressing agenda. Mental health concerns were not a high priority. - From (2003) Rock My Soul
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It is crucial for the future of the Black liberation struggle that we remain ever mindful that ours is a shared struggle, that we are each other's fate.
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It'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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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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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment.
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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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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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One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.
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People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities. - From (2003) Rock My Soul
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Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness. - From (2003) Rock My Soul
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Secrets find a way out in sleep... It is the place where there is no pretense.
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She wants to express herself - to speak her mind. To them it is just talking back.
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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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Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible.
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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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