Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape. ― Bell Hooks

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A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the 'why' for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any 'how.' -Viktor E. Frankl

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The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man

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There is no need to fear the strong. All one needs is to know the method of overcoming them. There is a special jujitsu for every strong man.

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For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? ― bell hooks

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Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact.

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At any given moment you have the power to say ‘This is not how the story is going to end. — Christine Mason Miller

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Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom's existence.

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Through the machineries of greed, pettiness, and the abuse of power, love occurs.

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I believe in only one thing, the power of human will. ― Joseph Stalin

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