To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able to move out of yourself and be… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I have been contemplating the place and meaning of love in our lives and culture for years. When a subject attracts my… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
To begin by always thinking of love as an action rather than a feeling is one way in which anyone using the… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I think this is often misunderstood in the West, where people feel that there can be no justice unless everything is the… — 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
Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is... “the will to extend one's… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love, we begin… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Women have endeavored to guide men to love because patriarchal thinking has sanctioned this work even as it has undermined it by… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“...it is the most militant, most radical intervention anyone can make to not only speak of love, but to engage in the… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
In patriarchal culture men are especially inclined to see love as something they should receive without expending effort. More often than not… — 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
