... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Feminism as a political movement has to specifically address the needs of men in their struggle to revolutionize their consciousness. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I think this is what people misunderstand about Martin Luther King saying to love your enemies. They think he was just using… — 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
Feminist effort to end patriarchal domination should be of primary concern precisely because it insists on the eradication of exploitation and oppression… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love we need… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
..Acts of appropriation are part of the process by which we make ourselves. Appropriating - taking something for one’s own use -… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In our culture privacy is often confused with secrecy. Open, honest, truth-telling individuals value privacy. We all need spaces where we can… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I mostly want to remind her of the recipes of healing, and give her my own made-on-the spot remedy for the easing… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
One of the greatest difficulties the left faces in reaching out to masses of people in America is its profound disrespect of… — 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
We fear that evaluating our needs and then carefully choosing partners will reveal that there is no one for us to love.… — 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
Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified. To know love we have to invest time and commitment...'dreaming… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
All too often we think of community in terms of being with folks like ourselves: the same class, same race, same ethnicity,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an… — 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
