But love 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 Hooks feelinteractivelove Change image and share on social
I don't think you can hate anything that you know intimately. There is no fine line separating love from hate because there's a deep chasm separating love from hate. Bell Hooks chasmdeepfine Change image and share on social
You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change. Bell Hooks changeenormousexcess Change image and share on social
I get so tired of people acting like, you know, black men and women never help each other, never support each other. Bell Hooks actblackman Change image and share on social
Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people's spirits. Bell Hooks breakisolationpeople Change image and share on social
I'm so disturbed when my women students behave as though they can only read women, or black students behave as though they can only read blacks, or white students behave as though they can only identify with a white writer. Bell Hooks behaveblackdisturb share on social
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 aggressionblackfraught Change image and share on social
All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem. Bell Hooks commitmentfallman Change image and share on social
An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it. Bell Hooks assertionbodycreate Change image and share on social
When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us. Bell Hooks creaturedrawdrop Change image and share on social
