bell hooks Quotes

In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females.

bell hooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CultureWomanWordsSpeakReality

There's so much chaos and trouble in the world right now, and we need to broadcast as much peace and love, too.

Jim James

LovePeaceChaosWorldTroubleNow

I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.

Jesse Eisenberg

ServiceStoryThroughPlayingGoing

I think I've seen the first 'RoboCop' like 15 or 20 times. I'm like a kid that way.

Joel Kinnaman

ThinkWayFirstKidSeenLike

I've found that one's language abilities, especially for Korean kids like me, get frozen at the age you immigrated. So I've always associated Korea with being a child and being infantilized through my inability to speak.

John Cho

AgeChildMeSpeakLanguageYou

Growing up in Mississippi - a state that historically was a place of racial injustice, inequality and oppression - gave me the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the evolution of the civil rights movement through the eyes of my parents, grandparents, and the black elders of our community.

Angela McGlowan

OpportunityCommunityEyesExperience

I wish I had a little more joy of cooking - because mostly I have anxiety of cooking. I'm so proud when things come out well.

Maura Tierney

CookingJoyProudAnxietyWishMore

We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats.

Stephan Pastis

RunMoreNeedRetireCartoonists

I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz.

Sonny Rollins

GreatPeopleThinkLongCreateJazz

Entrepreneurs create value; I wanted to create ideas that became machines for making value.

Martine Syms

ValueIdeasCreateMachinesMaking

I don't want to brag, but I do more homework on the course than any other announcer. I chart the greens to get all the breaks. I walk down into the greenside bunkers. I walk into the fairway bunkers to see whether a player can reach the green from them.

Johnny Miller

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There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself.

Doris Humphrey

StrengthPowerUniqueEmotionsStir

I've always just kind of been a single-minded person.

Daya

PersonKindAlwaysBeenJust

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