"It is necessary to remember, as we think critically about domination, that we all have the capacity to act in ways that oppress, dominate, wound (whether or not that power is institutionalized). It is necessary to remember that it is first the potential oppressor within that we must resist â€“ the potential victim within that we must rescue â€“ otherwise we cannot hope for an end to domination, for liberation."

-- Bell Hooks

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“I used to say to my classes that the ways to get insight are: to study infants; to study animals; to study primitive people; to be psychoanalyzed; to have a religious conversion and get over it; to have a psychotic episode and get over it; or to have a love affair with an old Russian. And I stopped saying that when a little dancer in the front row put up her hand and said, 'Does he have to be old?”
“I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.”
“At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself.”
“Not everyone voted for me, but the fact that we have so far approximately 32 seats in the 50 seat parliament demonstrates the enthusiasm and the faith and the trust the Fijian people have had for both the track record of my government and FijiFirst manifesto.”
“We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything.”

Source : Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2004.
“My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.”
“Just as it takes work to be in a relationship, so it takes work to not be in a relationship.”

Source : "Kate Hudson Talks Engagement On ‘The Late Show’" By Ashley Reich, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 28, 2011.
“I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.”

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