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"Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought. Both originated in envy, thrived in insecurity, and ended in disillusion."
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"Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war."
Society
"There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how."
Wisdom
"I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's perceived as one because of the notion that a head is a man."
Relationship
"I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons."
Equality
"For a long time I was convinced that the conflict between Jewish people and black people in this country was a media event."
Politics
"Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it."
Writing
"I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the subway, where you can't do anything anyway."
Creativity
"A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They behave like white people rather than Jewish people."
Identity
"I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes."
Identity
"For me, Art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end. A little bit of hunger, but also satisfaction."
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"Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought. Both originated in envy, thrived in insecurity, and ended in disillusion."
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Personal Development
"I don't miss the economic insecurity, the living paycheck to paycheck."
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Personal Development
"I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity."
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Personal Development
"That's why you find a lot of entertainers are insecure, because it's the perfect camouflage for insecurity."
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Personal Development
"If, like me, you suffer from lack of self-confidence you'll know that the term is made up of two conflicting words, and that confidence isn't easily found in the self."
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Personal Development
"It is tragic the way fearful people put all of their fears and insecurities into others, the way they strangle their dreams - often in the name of love."
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Personal Development
"Insecurity is the only security."
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Personal Development
"Envy is a sign of insecurity, yes; but so is longing to be envied."
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Personal Development
"The earthquake of discomfort you feel moving inside of you when someone insults you is your own insecurity."
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Personal Development
"An open Facebook page is simply a psychiatric dry erase board that screams, "Look at me. I am insecure. I need your reaction to what I am doing, but you're not cool enough to be my friend. Therefore, I will just pray you see this because the approval of God is not all I need."
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