hooks, bell

Philosopher-Cultural Critic American 1952 – 2021

Developed theory of engaged pedagogy and intersectionality.

376 quotes

"Feminism is for everybody."
Justice
"Love is a practice."
Love
"The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination."
Freedom
"Healing is a process."
Hope
"Talking about race is difficult, but it is important."
Truth
"We must interrogate the way we have been taught to love."
Wisdom
"Education is the practice of freedom."
Education
"Choose love over fear."
Courage
"Resistance is not about trying to suppress or deny that which oppresses."
Strength
"Self-love is crucial to liberation."
Peace
"Theory and practice must work together."
Knowledge
"We have to talk about loneliness as illness."
Health
"The workplace must be a place where we can bring our whole selves."
Work
"White supremacy is perpetuated through violence."
Politics
"Spiritual practice is essential to transformation."
Faith
"We must learn to love across differences."
Relationships
"Language shapes how we understand the world."
Philosophy
"Shame is a tool of control."
Power
"Consciousness-raising is a political tool."
Inspiration
"We live in a culture of domination."
Change
"The body keeps the score."
Science
"Vulnerability is not weakness."
Strength
"We must dismantle systems of oppression."
Justice
"Art is a form of resistance."
Art
"Community care is political work."
Kindness
"We can choose to see differently."
Imagination
"Healing requires accountability."
Truth
"Sustainable love requires work."
Perseverance
"We are all implicated in systems of oppression."
Philosophy
"Beauty is created through struggle."
Beauty