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Bell Hooks Quotes

Until the legacy of remembered and reenacted trauma is taken seriously, black America cannot heal Picture Quote #1

All over the world, young males and females, schooled in the art of patriarchal thinking, are building an identity on a foundation that sees the will to do violence as the essential way to assert being Picture Quote #1

I think it’s crazy for us to think that people don’t understand what’s being foregrounded in their lives at a given point in time Picture Quote #1

A very hurting thing for Black Americans - to feel that we can’t love our enemies. People forget what a great tradition we have as African-Americans in the practice of forgiveness and compassion. And if we neglect that tradition, we suffer Picture Quote #1

I think this is what people misunderstand about Martin Luther King saying to love your enemies. They think he was just using this silly little phrase, but what he meant was that as Black Americans we need to let our anger go, because holding on to it we hold ourselves down. We oppress ourselves by holding on to anger Picture Quote #1

The institutionalization of Black Studies, Feminist Studies, all of these things, led to a sense that the struggle was over for a lot of people and that one did not have to continue the personal consciousness-raising and changing of one’s viewpoint Picture Quote #1

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The working-class black Southern Christian culture I come from still nurtures me, and I mean directly, daily Picture Quote #1

In this culture, the phrase ‘black woman’ is not synonymous with ‘tender,’ or ‘gentle.’ It’s as if those words couldn’t possibly speak to the reality of black females Picture Quote #1

No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women Picture Quote #1

White women and black men have it both ways. They can act as oppressor or ... and oppression of others Picture Quote #1

. . .there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and pain of constant exploitation and oppression Picture Quote #1

Assumptions that racism is more oppressive to black men than black women, then and now ... based on acceptance of patriarchal notions of masculinity Picture Quote #1

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In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that we have no time to love Picture Quote #1

I’m tired of the naked, raped, beaten black woman body. I want to see an image of black femaleness that alters our universe in some way Picture Quote #1

I’m lucky. I think it’s good that I have a body of work that addresses different things in different ways Picture Quote #1

Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism Picture Quote #1

[O]ne of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone Picture Quote #1

You have to trust that if you are calling my name in a way that is offensive to me, I’m going to share it with you. But you also have to know what your feelings are behind calling me bell Picture Quote #1

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...move from emphasis on personal lifestyle issues toward creating political paradigms and radical models of social change that emphasize collective as well as individual change Picture Quote #1

..The fate of the poor both locally and globally will to a grave extent determine the quality of life for those who are lucky enough to have class privilege. Repudiating exploitation by word and deed is a gesture of solidarity with the poor Picture Quote #1

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.’ Picture Quote #1

You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not come easy Picture Quote #1

I’ve written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism Picture Quote #1

One difference with the political writings, whether about feminism or class, is that the intent is to change how people think of a certain political reality; whereas with cultural criticism, the goal is to illuminate something that is already there Picture Quote #1

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My work is mostly influenced by the concrete circumstances of our daily lives Picture Quote #1

To the extent that we live in a postmodern world and it shapes the concrete circumstances of our daily lives, I would say postmodernism affects my work or influences my work Picture Quote #1

The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action Picture Quote #1

Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth Picture Quote #1

I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children Picture Quote #1

To live fixated on the future is to engage in psychological denial. It is a form of psychic violence that prepares us to accept the violence needed to ensure the maintenance of imperialist, future-oriented society Picture Quote #1

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Until the legacy of remembered and reenacted trauma is taken seriously, black America cannot heal (Bell Hooks Quotes) All over the world, young males and females, schooled in the art of patriarchal thinking, are building an identity on a foundation that sees the will to do violence as the essential way to assert being. (Bell Hooks Quotes) I think it’s crazy for us to think that people don’t understand what’s being foregrounded in their lives at a given point in time. (Bell Hooks Quotes) A very hurting thing for Black Americans - to feel that we can’t love our enemies. People forget what a great tradition we have as African-Americans in the practice of forgiveness and compassion. And if we neglect that tradition, we suffer. (Bell Hooks Quotes) I think this is what people misunderstand about Martin Luther King saying to love your enemies. They think he was just using this silly little phrase, but what he meant was that as Black Americans we need to let our anger go, because holding on to it we hold ourselves down. We oppress ourselves by holding on to anger. (Bell Hooks Quotes) The institutionalization of Black Studies, Feminist Studies, all of these things, led to a sense that the struggle was over for a lot of people and that one did not have to continue the personal consciousness-raising and changing of one’s viewpoint. (Bell Hooks Quotes) The working-class black Southern Christian culture I come from still nurtures me, and I mean directly, daily. (Bell Hooks Quotes) In this culture, the phrase ‘black woman’ is not synonymous with ‘tender,’ or ‘gentle.’ It’s as if those words couldn’t possibly speak to the reality of black females. (Bell Hooks Quotes) No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women. (Bell Hooks Quotes) White women and black men have it both ways. They can act as oppressor or ... and oppression of others. (Bell Hooks Quotes) . . .there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and pain of constant exploitation and oppression. (Bell Hooks Quotes) Assumptions that racism is more oppressive to black men than black women, then and now ... based on acceptance of patriarchal notions of masculinity. (Bell Hooks Quotes) In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that we have no time to love. (Bell Hooks Quotes) I’m tired of the naked, raped, beaten black woman body. I want to see an image of black femaleness that alters our universe in some way. (Bell Hooks Quotes) I’m lucky. I think it’s good that I have a body of work that addresses different things in different ways. (Bell Hooks Quotes) Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism (Bell Hooks Quotes) [O]ne of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone. (Bell Hooks Quotes) You have to trust that if you are calling my name in a way that is offensive to me, I’m going to share it with you. But you also have to know what your feelings are behind calling me bell. (Bell Hooks Quotes) ...move from emphasis on personal lifestyle issues toward creating political paradigms and radical models of social change that emphasize collective as well as individual change. (Bell Hooks Quotes) ..The fate of the poor both locally and globally will to a grave extent determine the quality of life for those who are lucky enough to have class privilege. Repudiating exploitation by word and deed is a gesture of solidarity with the poor. (Bell Hooks Quotes) 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 Quotes) You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not come easy. (Bell Hooks Quotes) I’ve written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism. (Bell Hooks Quotes) One difference with the political writings, whether about feminism or class, is that the intent is to change how people think of a certain political reality; whereas with cultural criticism, the goal is to illuminate something that is already there. (Bell Hooks Quotes) My work is mostly influenced by the concrete circumstances of our daily lives (Bell Hooks Quotes) To the extent that we live in a postmodern world and it shapes the concrete circumstances of our daily lives, I would say postmodernism affects my work or influences my work. (Bell Hooks Quotes) The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action. (Bell Hooks Quotes) Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth. (Bell Hooks Quotes) I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children (Bell Hooks Quotes) To live fixated on the future is to engage in psychological denial. It is a form of psychic violence that prepares us to accept the violence needed to ensure the maintenance of imperialist, future-oriented society. (Bell Hooks Quotes)

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