Quote by Bell Hooks
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out

No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women… When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women. – Bell Hooks

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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. – Bell Hooks

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I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. – Bell Hooks

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alone
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For me, 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? – Bell Hooks

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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem. – G.K. Chesterton, Alarms and Discursions, “The Glory of Grey”

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As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women. – Julie Burchill

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Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown. – Erma Bombeck

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The reason women dont play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public. – Phyllis Diller

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When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death — ourselves. – Eda LeShan

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