bell hooks Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FutureLiveSocietyViolenceAccept

I am even thankful for the negative things that have made me a stronger and better person.

Joanna Krupa

ThankfulI AmMeBetter PersonMade

The gay-rights community had a strategy going in; they thought that they needed to have 30 states with some form of recognition - whether that be marriage, whether it be civil unions - but they wanted to have 30 states signed on before they went to the federal courts.

Jo Becker

MarriageCommunityThoughtStrategy

On one hand, I can say, you know, I had many family members - I had many people in my extended family who left right after Katrina, who relocated to different cities, right? Houston, Atlanta. Right? Most of them have come back.

Jesmyn Ward

FamilyPeopleYouBackI CanKnow

I started my own record label.

Tom Felton

My OwnOwnStartedLabelRecord

If I had been on 'Ally McBeal,' I would have been seen coming out of the shower on the first show.

Rob Lowe

FirstOutShowerComingSeenBeen

I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.

Ron White

LaughterListeningLovedKidLittle

Churchill didn't dance around the Nazis; he called it fascism.

Michael McCaul

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Let me just say that while I personally am very fond of John Boehner, his record of predicting what would happen if certain policies, economic policies were instituted is abysmal, okay?

Jay Carney

MeSayOkayHappenEconomicJust

I'm a fan of H&M, Topshop, and Forever 21.

Daya

ForeverFan

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.

William Makepeace Thackeray

LifeManSucceedWorldRememberYou

Scottish men of a certain age have a black response to almost everything as a measure of how sophisticated they are. I have a very long fuse that eventually explodes after building up a nice head of steam, although it's only happened three times - usually at work when someone takes me for granted.

Peter Capaldi

WorkAgeMenMeBuildingBlack

People come from around the world and can understand each other without even speaking the same languages!

Sergei Bubka

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