Many spiritual teachers – in Buddhism, in Islam – have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment. – Bell Hooks
Im so disturbed when my women students behave as though they can only read women, or black students behave as though they can only read blacks, or white students behave as though they can only identify with a white writer. – Bell Hooks
I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health. – Bell Hooks
The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech. – Bell Hooks
Im torn about late parenting. I believe people should spend their twenties living and having fun and not having any regrets later. I also think people in their thirties generally make better parents but so many of my friends are having trouble – myself included – as fathers get older. – Eric McCormack