bell hooks Quotes

I have always been a flirt. My mother says whe I was a child, I used to stand outside the house and just smile at everyone who walked by. Like, 'Please take me with you!'

bell hooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SmileMotherChildMeStandYou

I'd love to live in Kent but it's all a question of work.

Jo Brand

WorkLoveLiveQuestionKent

I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.

Jessica Alba

ChemistryVinegarSexualCould

I think because I did a lot of modelling and appeared in lads mags a lot of women didn't necessarily warm to me. But now I have been through childbirth, post-natal depression and struggled with my weight, women seem to relate to me a lot more.

Jennifer Ellison

WomenDepressionMeThinkWarmNow

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

John Wooden

ChangeFailureMightFatal

You have lines of people outside Apple stores waiting for the latest iPhone, which adds to the hype around new product launch. So scarcity has value not just in its own right, but as a basis for free PR - it can become a story on the nightly news.

John Quelch

ValueWaitingPeopleFreeStoryYou

Women in Somalia face almost unimaginable oppression.

Amanda Lindhout

WomenFaceOppressionAlmostSomalia

I'm very social. It's just most of my friends are not actors.

Topher Grace

FriendsSocialJustMostVery

I have to say, I feel really lucky. I've had a lot of great characters to play.

Toni Collette

GreatFeelPlaySayLuckyI Feel

It's difficult on a ship to get away from your job because that accommodation house, which is where seafarers live, is their workplace, it's where they live, it's where they relax, it's everything, and it's just hard to get away. And seafarers often refer to their job as being in prison with a salary.

Rose George

LiveJobRelaxPrisonShipHouse

I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it.

Mike Krzyzewski

LifeFamilyLoveSuccessTrue Love

I hate losing. I hate getting beat. I'm not used to it.

Jon Lester

HateLosingBeatUsedGetting

I've never, ever tried to make life easy for myself.

Douglas Tompkins

LifeMyselfEasyNeverMakeTried

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