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Person Quotes by Bell Hooks
- Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
- Patriarchy, like any system of domination (for example, racism), relies on socializing everyone to believe that in all human relations there is an inferior and…
- Contrary to what some folks would have us believe, it is not tragic, even if undesirable, for a person to leave a liberal arts education…
- I am passionate about everything in my life--first and foremost, passionate about ideas. And that's a dangerous person to be in this society, not just…
- Even the most subjected person has moments of rage and resentment so intense that they respond, they act against. There is an inner uprising that…
- Any black person who clings to the misguided notion that white people represent the embodiment of all that is evil and black people all that…
- Feminist effort to end patriarchal domination should be of primary concern precisely because it insists on the eradication of exploitation and oppression in the family…
- The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search…
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- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? — Richard Bach
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear… — Lance Armstrong
- As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch… — Darren Aronofsky
- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash
- Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not… — Mary Kay Ash
- Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
- A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions. — Arthur Ashe