bell hooks Quotes

There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death. Whether it's the mundane violence we do to our bodies by overeating toxic food or drink or the extreme violence of child abuse, domestic warfare, life-threatening poverty, addiction, or state terrorism.

bell hooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 25, 1952

Topics

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Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty.

John Grierson

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Panda - We're not really selling Chinese food, you know. Our real purpose is about developing people.

Andrew Cherng

FoodPurposePeopleYouKnowReal

In the field of outdoor sports, the American boy is easily capable of devising his own amusements, and until some proof is adduced that baseball is not his invention, I protest against this systematic effort to rob him of his dues.

John Montgomery Ward

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Often, especially young artists, you feel like you should be doing something. And I think that can be very destructive because creativity is about connecting with the stuff that's deep inside you and making something out of that.

Max Richter

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I talked my parents into sending me to Roedean at 16. I had this idea that if I could get into Cambridge, then I could join Footlights. My problem was that I went to a comprehensive in Brighton. I thought I'd have to start from a good school, and the best I could think of was Roedean.

Lucy Griffiths

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Evolution has programmed our brains to find two things particularly interesting, and therefore memorable: jokes and sex - and especially, it seems, jokes about sex.

Joshua Foer

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The musicals that I love on stage are generally meant for the stage.

Joss Whedon

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I'm a real food know-it-all.

Arthur Schwartz

FoodReal

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.

William Landay

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Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life.

Suze Orman

LifeDailyDaily LifePlanningTake

The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama.

Tim Pawlenty

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I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer.

Kelly Ripa

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