Bell Hooks

What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy.

The people I love, I'm committed to loving for the rest of my life.

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.

I think that the power of the Silent Minute lies in its inherent lack of external direction: what participants actually do during that minute - prayer, contemplation, focus - is up to them.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.