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...
What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe. Bell hooks
What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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.
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.
I have always been a flirt. My mother says whe I was a child, I used to stand outside the house and just smile at everyone who walked by. Like, Please take me with you! Bell hooks
I have always been a flirt. My mother says whe I was a child, I used to stand outside the house and just smile at everyone who walked by. Like, Please take me with you!
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.
Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other. Bell hooks
Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
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.
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.
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.
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?
The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination. Bell hooks
The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children. Bell hooks
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.