Bell Hooks

…there is not a day of my life that I am not critiquing myself to see if my politics are borne out in the way that I live and the way that I talk and present myself. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#politics #life

Naming oppressive realities, in and of itself, has not brought about the kinds of changes for oppressed groups that it can for more privileged groups, who command a different quality of attention. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#change

…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

#change

Whether or not any of us become racists is a choice we make. And we are called to choose again and again where we stand on the issue of racism at different moments in our life. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#life

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#criticism #cultural #dealing #ending #feminism

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#about #accept #alone #aloneness #children

I 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 Hooks

#had #i #i think #impact #lives

I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#black #health #i #i think #number

I think I was always obsessed with esthetics. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#i #i think #obsessed #think

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#i #i think #need #people #self-esteem