bell hooks Quotes

We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they're beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved.

bell hooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction.

Jodi Picoult

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If you don't want to put on any makeup, try some fake eyelashes. They make your eyes pop and give you a little confidence boost.

Jessie James Decker

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Basically, I was always very interested in comedy, but I was much more sort of academic. And then, after college, loaded with my art history degree, I decided to go work at Comedy Central as a temp.

Jessi Klein

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I always grew up watching things transform, and a lot of that was what we would call trash.

Jeremy Scott

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The biggest thing that I get most excited about is, my family and I would watch television together, and we weren't just passive viewers. Something would happen, and then we would talk about it. When Will Smith was shot on 'Fresh Prince,' that sparked a conversation about safety.

Jerrod Carmichael

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I think The Meters are like The Beatles to us in New Orleans, you know.

Trombone Shorty

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Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.

Tryon Edwards

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My first project was 'Hunchback of Notre Dame'. I co-produced that.

Roy Conli

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I'm not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I'm not going to back down.

Drake

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If you're going to make as much money as you are, when you're fighting someone else, that's the one thing I always tell people is I would never turn down the truly rightful No. 1 contender in my division, because the UFC can actually strip you. They can say, 'You're not going to fight the No. 1 contender. We can strip you.'

Demetrious Johnson

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I hope the business sense that artists like Jay-Z and Nelly are showing rubs off on the young players. I want somebody to stand up and say, Look, these kids got it going on. We want to be a part of them.

Antonio Davis

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He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.

William Shakespeare

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