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 acceptdenialengage share on social
Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope. Bell Hooks changeentityfix Change image and share on social
Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge. Bell Hooks classknowledgemoney Change image and share on social
I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us. Bell Hooks backfeelhedonistic 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
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
For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? Bell Hooks accountablecapacitycompassion share on social
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children. Bell Hooks childexperiencelife Change image and share on social
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 americablackexistence share on social
