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When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us.

~Bell Hooks

Topics: Creatures Draw Drop Earth Fear Heavenly Nearer People Surround Us

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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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Topics: Away Change Entities Fixed Hope Idea Once People See Static Then You

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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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Topics: About Each Know Knowing Love Loving Meaningful More Other Relationships Since Takes Time

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An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it.

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Topics: Also Any Any Given Time Assertion Body Create Criticism Culture Film Film Criticism Given Just Mirror Movies Time Written

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All over the world, young males and females, schooled in the art of patriarchal thinking, are building an identity on a foundation that sees the will to do violence as the essential way to assert being.

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Topics: Art Assert Being Building Essential Females Foundation Identity Males Over Patriarchal Schooled Sees Thinking Violence Way Will World Young

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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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Topics: Any Core Free Free Speech Freedom Imperative Movement Political Protect Society Speech

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The people I love, I'm committed to loving for the rest of my life.

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Topics: Committed Life Love Loving My Life People Rest I Love

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I have created a life style that supports contemplation, service to words.

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Topics: Contemplation Created Life Service Style Supports Words

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These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism.

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Topics: Actually American American History Days History More More And More Optimism People Pessimistic Supports Why Wonder I Wonder

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I have always been a flirt. My mother says whe I was a child, I used to stand outside the house and just smile at everyone who walked by. Like, 'Please take me with you!'

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Topics: Always Been Child Everyone Flirt House Just Like Me Mother Outside Please Says Smile Stand Take Used Walked Who You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: September 25th, 1952

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