If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.
BELL HOOKSIf any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.
BELL HOOKSFeminism is for everybody.
BELL HOOKSThe greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.
BELL HOOKSOne of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
BELL HOOKSThe function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
BELL HOOKSTo love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
BELL HOOKSWhen 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 HOOKSLove is really more of an interactive process. It’s about what we do not just what we feel. It’s a verb, not a noun.
BELL HOOKSLove is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
BELL HOOKSBeing oppressed means the absence of choices.
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 HOOKSIf we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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 HOOKSTo know love we have to invest time and commitment.
BELL HOOKSGiving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
BELL HOOKSWhenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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