We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they’re beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved.
BELL HOOKSWe judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they’re beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved.
BELL HOOKSI 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 HOOKSForgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
BELL HOOKSHonesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
BELL HOOKSWhen we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
BELL HOOKSThe function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
BELL HOOKSLove is an action, never simply a feeling.
BELL HOOKSFeminism is for everybody.
BELL HOOKSA 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 HOOKSThe practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
BELL HOOKSWhat we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
BELL HOOKSThere is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
BELL HOOKSTo know love we have to invest time and commitment.
BELL HOOKSIt’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
BELL HOOKSSometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.
BELL HOOKSTo love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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