"The process begins with the individual womanâ€™s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in varying degrees, and that labeling ourselves feminists does not change the fact that we must consciously work to rid ourselves of the legacy of negative socialization."

-- Bell Hooks

#Acceptance Quotes #Bad Ass Quotes #Feminist Quotes

“I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.”
“I've always admired a woman who can dress for all occasions-someo ne who's not fashion crazy,but you always want to look like her.”
“Everything I do in my life is very aggressive.”
“I don't really do very well when I'm sent somewhere. A lot of magazines want to send you somewhere to do something. They want you to stow away on a ship, or something like that.”
“I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry.”
“I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later.”
“There is nothing wrong with [pitching by committee] in mid-week [games]. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more problems for good-hitting teams than it does for the other teams.”
“With or without the Royals, we are not Americans. Nor are we British. Or French. Or Void. We are something else. And the sooner we define this, the better.”

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