--- title: "12 Critical Quotes By Bell Hooks" description: "12 Critical quotes by Bell Hooks. Plus more from Bell Hooks and more Critical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/bell-hooks-464_climate_one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-th_2976013.jpg" --- > [One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support for coming to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-the-political-climate-today-is/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/bell-hooks-464_climate_one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-th_2976013.jpg) > [I think we have to talk about educating the people for critical consciousness about what anarchy is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-think-we-have-to-talk-about-educating-the-people-for-critical/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/bell-hooks-464_anarchy_i-think-we-have-to-talk-about-educating_1416963.jpg) > [When we concentrate on photography, we make it possible to see the walls of photographs in black homes as a critical intervention,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/when-we-concentrate-on-photography-we-make-it-possible-to-see-the/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/bell-hooks-464_black_when-we-concentrate-on-photography-we-ma_711139.jpg) > [Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/popular-escapist-fiction-enchants-adult-readers-without-challenging/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/bell-hooks-464_adults_popular-escapist-fiction-enchants-adult_3131151.jpg) > [My focus has always been on the work - that work being critical thinking and writing. I am always doing that. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/my-focus-has-always-been-on-the-work-that-work-being-critical/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/bell-hooks-464_critical_my-focus-has-always-been-on-the-work-tha_1088450.jpg) > [In patriarchal culture men are especially inclined to see love as something they should receive without expending effort. More often than not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/in-patriarchal-culture-men-are-especially-inclined-to-see-love-as/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/bell-hooks-464_awakening_in-patriarchal-culture-men-are-especiall_1676462.jpg) > [It is important and vital is to keep that education for critical consciousness around intersectionalities, so that people are able to not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/it-is-important-and-vital-is-to-keep-that-education-for-critical/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/bell-hooks-464_able_it-is-important-and-vital-is-to-keep-tha_800938.jpg) > [All efforts at self-transformation challenge us to engage in on-going, critical self-examination and reflection about feminist practice, and about how we live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/all-efforts-at-self-transformation-challenge-us-to-engage-in-on-going/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/bell-hooks-464_challenges_all-efforts-at-self-transformation-chall_356141.jpg) > [I can be critical of Beyoncé and yet also appreciate aspects of her power and representation. I can especially critique the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-can-be-critical-of-beyonc-and-yet-also-appreciate-aspects-of-her/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/bell-hooks-464_acknowledge_i-can-be-critical-of-beyonc-and-yet-also_2541379.jpg) > [If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/if-we-are-ever-to-construct-a-feminist-movement-that-is-not-based-on/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/bell-hooks-464_acknowledge_if-we-are-ever-to-construct-a-feminist-m_2398408.jpg) > [I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and via that joining,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-think-the-invitation-offered-the-non-black-reader-is-to-join-us-in/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/bell-hooks-464_able_i-think-the-invitation-offered-the-non-b_3078243.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) ## Other authors on Critical ## 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/critical/bell-hooks/#itemlist", "name": "12 Critical Quotes By Bell Hooks", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support for coming to critical consciousness – in communities, in institutions, among friends.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-the-political-climate-today-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/bell-hooks-464_climate_one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-th_2976013.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/bell-hooks-464_climate_one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-th_2976013.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/bell-hooks-464_climate_one-of-the-major-differences-i-see-in-th_2976013.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support…” — Bell Hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think we have to talk about educating the people for critical consciousness about what anarchy is.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-think-we-have-to-talk-about-educating-the-people-for-critical/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/bell-hooks-464_anarchy_i-think-we-have-to-talk-about-educating_1416963.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/bell-hooks-464_anarchy_i-think-we-have-to-talk-about-educating_1416963.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/bell-hooks-464_anarchy_i-think-we-have-to-talk-about-educating_1416963.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think we have to talk about educating the people for critical consciousness about what anarchy is.” — Bell Hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When we concentrate on photography, we make it possible to see the walls of photographs in black homes as a critical intervention, a disruption of white control over black images.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/when-we-concentrate-on-photography-we-make-it-possible-to-see-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/bell-hooks-464_black_when-we-concentrate-on-photography-we-ma_711139.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/bell-hooks-464_black_when-we-concentrate-on-photography-we-ma_711139.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/bell-hooks-464_black_when-we-concentrate-on-photography-we-ma_711139.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we concentrate on photography, we make it possible to see the walls of photographs in black homes as a…” — Bell Hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/popular-escapist-fiction-enchants-adult-readers-without-challenging/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/bell-hooks-464_adults_popular-escapist-fiction-enchants-adult_3131151.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/bell-hooks-464_adults_popular-escapist-fiction-enchants-adult_3131151.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/bell-hooks-464_adults_popular-escapist-fiction-enchants-adult_3131151.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical…” — Bell Hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My focus has always been on the work - that work being critical thinking and writing. 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Concurrently fiercely critiquing the sexism does not mean that one does not value the work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/if-we-are-ever-to-construct-a-feminist-movement-that-is-not-based-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/bell-hooks-464_acknowledge_if-we-are-ever-to-construct-a-feminist-m_2398408.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/bell-hooks-464_acknowledge_if-we-are-ever-to-construct-a-feminist-m_2398408.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/bell-hooks-464_acknowledge_if-we-are-ever-to-construct-a-feminist-m_2398408.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are…” — Bell Hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and via that joining, come to understand that when black people come together to celebrate and rejoice in black critical thinking, we do so not to exclude or to separate, but to participate more fully in world community. However, we must first be able to dialogue with one another, to give one another subject-to-subject recognition that is an act of resistance that is part of the decolonizing, anti-racist process.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-think-the-invitation-offered-the-non-black-reader-is-to-join-us-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/bell-hooks-464_able_i-think-the-invitation-offered-the-non-b_3078243.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/bell-hooks-464_able_i-think-the-invitation-offered-the-non-b_3078243.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/bell-hooks-464_able_i-think-the-invitation-offered-the-non-b_3078243.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and…” — Bell Hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up in the midst of poverty but every black kid that I knew could read and write. We have to talk about the fact that we cannot educate for critical consciousness if we have a group of people who cannot access Fanon, Cabral, or Audre Lorde because they can’t read or write. How did Malcolm X radicalize his consciousness? He did it through books. 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