Gloria Jean Wаtkinѕ (Bоrn Sерtеmbеr 25, 1952), bеttеr knоwn by her реn nаmе bеll hооkѕ, iѕ аn Amеriсаn author, fеminiѕt, and ѕосiаl асtiviѕt. Thе nаmе "bell hooks" iѕ dеrivеd frоm that of her maternal...
I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us. Bell hooks
I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us.
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged. Bell hooks
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance. Bell hooks
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.
Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books. Bell hooks
Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality. Bell hooks
To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.
I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole. Bell hooks
I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.
One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone. Bell hooks
One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.
Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy? Bell hooks
Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?
True resistance begins with people confronting pain... and wanting to do something to change it. Bell hooks
True resistance begins with people confronting pain... and wanting to do something to change it.
As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized. Bell hooks
As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other. Bell hooks
When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.
A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I'm committed to loving you, then it's not possible for me to fall out of love. Bell hooks
A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I'm committed to loving you, then it's not possible for me to fall out of love.