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Reality Quotes by Bell Hooks
- To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.
- We are rarely able to interact only with folks like ourselves, who think as we do. No matter how much some of us deny this…
- Part of the heart of anarchy is, dare to go against the grain of the conventional ways of thinking about our realities. Anarchists have always…
- Usually, when people talk about the "strength" of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong in the face…
- As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not a problem. Masses…
- Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because this despair…
- A distinction must be made between that writing which enables us to hold on to life even as we are clinging to old hurts and…
More Reality Quotes
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- The Third World is not a reality but an ideology. — Hannah Arendt
- The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- We construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread that we follow from one day to the next. People who disintegrate… — Paul Auster
- One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships… — J. J. Abrams
- If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life. — Karen Armstrong
- Pain is something that's common to human life. When we ignore it, we aren't engaging in the whole reality, and the pain… — Karen Armstrong
- What we play is life. — Louis Armstrong
- Geologists have a saying - rocks remember. — Neil Armstrong
- Journalism is literature in a hurry. — Matthew Arnold
- Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. — Arthur Ashe
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov