Community Quote by Bell Hooks

“Dominator culture teaches all of us that the core of our identity is defined by the will to dominate and control others. We are…

— bell hooks

“In the dominator model the pursuit of external power, the ability to manipulate and control others, is what matters most. When culture is based…

— bell hooks

People are afraid of change, afraid of being different, afraid of doing things and thinking things that aren't a part of their checkerboard game…

— Anonymous

Our society is so fragmented, our family lives so sundered by physical and emotional distance, our friendships so sporadic, our intimacies so 'in-between' things…

— Anonymous

“The people of Earth cannot progress in isolation from each other. The family unit, community spirit, and society as a whole are fragmenting at…

— Stewart Stafford

Cultural creation... begins where chaos and insecurity end.

— Will Durant

Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked.

— Frances Moore Lappé

Culture, far from giving us freedom, only develops, as it advances, new necessities; the fetters of the physical close more tightly around us, so…

— Friedrich Schiller

We're frightened of what makes us different.

— Anne Rice

Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance

— Toby Hemenway

When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be…

— Rudolf Bahro

The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.

— Robert Kiyosaki