What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
BELL HOOKSWhen we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
More Bell Hooks Quotes
-
-
Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
BELL HOOKS -
It’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 HOOKS -
Feminism is for everybody.
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.
BELL HOOKS -
To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
BELL HOOKS -
I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
BELL HOOKS -
One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
BELL HOOKS -
I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
BELL HOOKS -
Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
BELL HOOKS -
To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
BELL HOOKS -
Any society based on domination supports and condones violence.
BELL HOOKS -
The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.
BELL HOOKS -
As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
BELL HOOKS -
Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
BELL HOOKS -
The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
BELL HOOKS







