You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Like many white liberals, Ken sees the whiteness of his social life as more an accident of circumstance than a choice. He… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The process begins with the individual woman’s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Another response to racism has been the establishment of unlearning racism workshops, which are often led by white women. These workshops are… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
It's really important to have life strategies and part of that is sort of knowing where you want to go so you… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Relationships are treated like Dixie cups. They are the same. They are disposable. If it does not work, drop it, throw it… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Contrary to what some folks would have us believe, it is not tragic, even if undesirable, for a person to leave a… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Privilege is not in and of itself bad; what matters is what we do with privilege. I want to live in a… — 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
To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Remember, care is a dimension of love, but simply giving care does not mean we are loving. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Its aim is not to benefit solely any specific group of women, any particular… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I guess I wish we could talk about: what does it mean to have a politics of intersectionality that also privileges what… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In order for me to engage in a revolutionary struggle for collective Black self-determination, I have to engage feminism because that becomes… — 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 Image
“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 Image
... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
