Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue. Bell Hooks More Quotes by Bell Hooks More Quotes From Bell Hooks Most gay men are as sexist in their thinking as are heterosexuals. Their patriarchal thinking leads them to construct paradigms of desirable sexual behaviour that is similar to that of patriarchal straight men. Bell Hooks gaymenthinking Revolutionary feminism embraces men who are able to change, who are capable of responding mutually in a subject-to-subject encounter where desire and fulfillment are in no way linked to coercive subjugation. This feminist vision of the sexual imaginary is the space few men seem able to enter. Bell Hooks feministspacemen We all may have prejudices, but we're not all part of a system that reinforces, reinvents and reaffirms itself every day of our lives, systemically. Bell Hooks our-livesprejudicemay I think stress is anything going on in our lives that impinges on our capacity to have optimum well being. Bell Hooks stresscapacitythinking Both men and women remain in dysfunctional, loveless relationships when it is materially opportune. Bell Hooks men-and-womenlovelessmen Choosing to be honest is the first step in the process of love. There is no practitioner of love who deceives. Once the choice has been made to be honest, then the next step on love's path is communication. Bell Hooks next-stepscommunicationchoices I have created a life style that supports contemplation, service to words. Bell Hooks contemplationsupportstyle If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are always at war with one another, then we must be willing to acknowledge the appropriateness of complex critical responses to writing by men even if it is sexist. Clearly women can learn from writers whose work is sexist, even be inspired by it, because sexism may be simply one dimension of that work. Concurrently fiercely critiquing the sexism does not mean that one does not value the work. Bell Hooks writingwarmean ...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 creatinglife-changingmoving Only love can heal the wounds of the past. However, the intensity of our woundedness often leads to a closing of the heart, making it impossible for us to give or receive the love that is Bell Hooks heartgivingpast Most of us find it difficult to accept a definition of love that says we are never loved in a context where there is abuse. Bell Hooks definition-of-loveabusedefinitions Remember, care is a dimension of love, but simply giving care does not mean we are loving. Bell Hooks doegivingmean Whether we learn how to love ourselves and others will depend on the presence of a loving environment. Self-love cannot flourish in isolation. Bell Hooks how-to-loveisolationself Knowing love or the hope of knowing love is the anchor that keeps us from falling into that sea of despair. Bell Hooks knowing-lovelove-isfall Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying and other forms of betrayal will most likely shatter her self-confidence and self-esteem. Bell Hooks betrayalself-esteemlying I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously. Bell Hooks self-esteempeoplethinking I get so tired of people acting like, you know, black men and women never help each other, never support each other. Bell Hooks tiredmenpeople I think I was always obsessed with esthetics. Bell Hooks obsessedthinking I'm such a girl for the living room. I really like to stay in my nest and not move. I travel in my mind, and that that's a rigorous state of journeying for me. My body isn't that interested in moving from place to place. Bell Hooks girltravelmoving I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health. Bell Hooks numberspeoplethinking
