
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.”
"It is important and vital is to keep that education for critical consciousness around intersectionalities, so that people are able to not focus on one thing and blame one group, but be able to look holistically at the way intersectionality informs all of us: whiteness, gender, sexual preferences, etc. Only then can we have a realistic handle on the political and cultural world we live within."
- Bell Hooks
Awareness
"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
Compassion
"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
Self-awareness
"What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe."
- Bell Hooks
Integrity
"One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others."
- Bell Hooks
Self-esteem
"I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!"
- Monkey D. Luffy
Independence
"Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light."
- Osho
Independence
"It's better to be a lonely lion than a popular sheep."
Independence
"Let your spirit dart and weave, free as a dragonfly"
Independence
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go."
- Dr. Seuss
Independence