I get so tired of people acting like, you know, black men and women never help each other, never support each other. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Both men and women remain in dysfunctional, loveless relationships when it is materially opportune. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“We need to highlight the role women play in perpetuating and sustaining patriarchal culture so that we will recognize patriarchy as a… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
When women and men understand that working to eradicate patriarchal domination is a struggle rooted in the longing to make a world… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“In an imperialist racist patriarchal society that supports and condones oppression, it is not surprising that men and women judge their worth,… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Within the new self-help books for women, patriarachy and male domination are rarely identified as forces that lead to the oppression, exploitation,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“When men and women are loyal to ourselves and others, when we love justice, we understand fully the myriad ways in which… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Fame is fun, money is useful, celebrity can be exciting, but finally life is about optimal well-being and how we achieve that… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Romantic love as most people understand it in patriarchal culture makes one unaware, renders one powerless and out of control. Feminist thinkers… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
The time has come to tell the truth. Again. There is no love without justice. Men and women who cannot be just… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“It is not surprising that young white males – most between thirty and forty – play major roles in the production of… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“the wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his truths, was silenced by paternal sadism, by… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are always… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Most men and women born in the fifties or earlier were socialized to believe that marriages and/or committed romantic bonds of any… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share
The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the… — bell hooks Copy Share
It's interesting to look at all the aspects where everyday Americans, many of whom are not college educated, are thinking deeply now about our… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class… — bell hooks Copy Share
You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open… — Bell Hooks Copy Share
“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis within any… — bell hooks Copy Share
