--- title: "22 Class Quotes By Bell Hooks" description: "22 Class quotes by Bell Hooks. Plus more from Bell Hooks and more Class sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/bell-hooks-464_about_class-is-more-than-money-class-is-also-a_559073.jpg" --- > [Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/class-is-more-than-money-class-is-also-about-knowledge/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/bell-hooks-464_about_class-is-more-than-money-class-is-also-a_559073.jpg) > [America is a country that would rather talk about race than class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/america-is-a-country-that-would-rather-talk-about-race-than-class/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/bell-hooks-464_america_america-is-a-country-that-would-rather-t_1342413.jpg) > [As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/as-long-as-women-are-using-class-or-race-power-to-dominate-other/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/bell-hooks-464_class_as-long-as-women-are-using-class-or-race_362325.jpg) > [The fact is that it was bourgeois white feminism that I was reacting against when I stood in my first women's studies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-fact-is-that-it-was-bourgeois-white-feminism-that-i-was-reacting/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/bell-hooks-464_black_the-fact-is-that-it-was-bourgeois-white_2225687.jpg) > [Yearning is the word that best describes a common psychological state shared by many of us, cutting across boundaries of race, class,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/yearning-is-the-word-that-best-describes-a-common-psychological-state/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/bell-hooks-464_boundaries_yearning-is-the-word-that-best-describes_881061.jpg) > [I'm tired of the naked, raped, beaten black woman body. I want to see an image of black femaleness that alters our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-m-tired-of-the-naked-raped-beaten-black-woman-body-i-want-to-see-an/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/bell-hooks-464_beaten_i-m-tired-of-the-naked-raped-beaten-blac_1611279.jpg) > [Class is rarely talked about in the United States; nowhere is there a more intense silence about the reality of class differences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/class-is-rarely-talked-about-in-the-united-states-nowhere-is-there-a/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/702/bell-hooks-464_class_class-is-rarely-talked-about-in-the-unit_2269238.jpg) > [Whether we're talking about race or gender or class, popular culture is where the pedagogy is, it's where the learning is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/whether-we-re-talking-about-race-or-gender-or-class-popular-culture/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/bell-hooks-464_class_whether-we-re-talking-about-race-or-gend_2803849.jpg) > [Had middle class black women begun a movement in which they had labeled themselves "oppressed," no one would have taken them seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/had-middle-class-black-women-begun-a-movement-in-which-they-had/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/bell-hooks-464_african-american_had-middle-class-black-women-begun-a-mov_924892.jpg) > [What's so amazing about this historical moment is that it is bringing class to the fore and we have to think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/what-s-so-amazing-about-this-historical-moment-is-that-it-is-bringing/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/bell-hooks-464_class_what-s-so-amazing-about-this-historical_921502.jpg) > [A central tenet of modern feminist thought has been the assertion that "all women are oppressed." This assertion implies that women share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/a-central-tenet-of-modern-feminist-thought-has-been-the-assertion/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/bell-hooks-464_assertion_a-central-tenet-of-modern-feminist-thoug_571272.jpg) > [Since the notion that we should all forsake attachment to race and/or cultural identity and be “just humans” within the framework of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/since-the-notion-that-we-should-all-forsake-attachment-to-race-and-or/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/bell-hooks-464_attachment_since-the-notion-that-we-should-all-fors_2011502.jpg) > [We live in a world with serious class complexes. It is one thing to be a college student with loan debts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/we-live-in-a-world-with-serious-class-complexes-it-is-one-thing-to-be/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/bell-hooks-464_around-the-world_we-live-in-a-world-with-serious-class-co_2191173.jpg) > [I was teasing my brother that he was penniless, homeless, jobless. Right now in his life, racism isn't the central highlighting force:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-was-teasing-my-brother-that-he-was-penniless-homeless-jobless-right/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/bell-hooks-464_brother_i-was-teasing-my-brother-that-he-was-pen_2293292.jpg) > [One difference with the political writings, whether about feminism or class, is that the intent is to change how people think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/one-difference-with-the-political-writings-whether-about-feminism-or/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/bell-hooks-464_certain_one-difference-with-the-political-writin_2298628.jpg) > [Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-being-foregrounded-like-never/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/bell-hooks-464_class_right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-be_5297.jpg) > [All too often we think of community in terms of being with folks like ourselves: the same class, same race, same ethnicity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/all-too-often-we-think-of-community-in-terms-of-being-with-folks-like/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/bell-hooks-464_challenges_all-too-often-we-think-of-community-in-t_2547155.jpg) > [If we move away from either/or thinking, and if we think, okay, every day of my life that I walk out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/if-we-move-away-from-either-or-thinking-and-if-we-think-okay-every/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/bell-hooks-464_class_if-we-move-away-from-either-or-thinking_818235.jpg) > [I grew up in the midst of poverty but every black kid that I knew could read and write. We have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-grew-up-in-the-midst-of-poverty-but-every-black-kid-that-i-knew/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/bell-hooks-464_black_i-grew-up-in-the-midst-of-poverty-but-ev_633941.jpg) > [“Maintaining connections with family and community across class boundaries demands more than just summary recall of where one’s roots are, where one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/maintaining-connections-with-family-and-community-across-class/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/bell-hooks-464_class_maintaining-connections-with-family-and_918373.jpg) > [None of us should be ashamed to speak of our class power or lack of it. Overcoming fear, even the fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/none-of-us-should-be-ashamed-to-speak-of-our-class-power-or-lack-of/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/bell-hooks-464_acting_none-of-us-should-be-ashamed-to-speak-of_2298567.jpg) > [Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Its aim is not to benefit solely any specific group of women, any particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/feminism-is-the-struggle-to-end-sexist-oppression-its-aim-is-not-to/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/bell-hooks-464_aim_feminism-is-the-struggle-to-end-sexist-o_2700017.jpg) ## Other authors on Class - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karl-marx-55237.jpg) Karl Marx 35 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/karl-marx/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/noam-chomsky/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 26 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mao-zedong-63096.jpg) Mao Zedong 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/mao-zedong/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marco-rubio-63267.jpg) Marco Rubio 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/marco-rubio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vladimir-lenin-94029.jpg) Vladimir Lenin 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/vladimir-lenin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-orwell-37887.jpg) George Orwell 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/george-orwell/) ## More by Bell Hooks > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-being-foregrounded-like-never/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/most-folks-believe-we-are-hardwired-biologically-to-long-for-sex-but/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/we-need-to-interrogate-reverence-for-idolization-can-be-another-way/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [Couples who rarely or never have sex can know lifelong love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/couples-who-rarely-or-never-have-sex-can-know-lifelong-love/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-power-of-patriarchy-has-been-to-make-maleness-feared-and-to-make/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-feel-enormously-blessed-to-be-a-successful-black-woman-writer-in/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [Language is also a place of struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/language-is-also-a-place-of-struggle/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/in-this-culture-the-phrase-black-woman-is-not-synonymous-with-tender/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/it-s-interesting-to-look-at-all-the-aspects-where-everyday-americans/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-true-teacher-is-within-us-a-good-teacher-is-someone-who-can-help/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/advancing-the-notion-that-there-can-be-many-feminisms-has-served-the/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [I love my family, even as I critique their dysfunctionalities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-love-my-family-even-as-i-critique-their-dysfunctionalities/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/you-must-have-courage-to-love-you-have-to-have-a-profound-will-to-do/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/to-truly-love-we-must-learn-to-mix-various-ingredients-care-affection/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis within any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/often-emphasis-on-identity-and-lifestyle-is-appealing-because-it/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/bell-hooks/#itemlist", "name": "22 Class Quotes By Bell Hooks", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Class is more than money. 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