Bell Hooks Quotes

People who blame things rarely change things. Blame is an unassailable change-avoidance strategy.

You know, I feel like if I don't change something, then the results maybe are going to continue the way that they have. That for me is not something that I want to really be a part of.

Looking inward and understanding where you made mistakes in the past helps you set up for change.

Most of us know exactly what it is that creates the pain, confusion, stagnation and disruption in our lives. When we find something or someone creating in our lives that which we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to stop it.

The moment that you place blame somewhere, you undermine your resolve to change anything.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

I don't think any one person is the cause of all of someone else's problems.

You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let's dig deep.'

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

One of my teachers once said that the way you know you're on the right path is that it works. Now, that doesn't mean you don't run into blocks and brick walls, but it does mean that you can find a way around them or find a way to change yourself or your project in order to find the flow again and have it work.

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

No matter what twists and turns your life offers you, your ability to be adaptable and flexible will help you to stay open to all of the hidden gifts that difficulty may offer.

Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.

When you encounter some problems, if you point your finger at yourself and not at others, this gives you control over yourself and calmness in a situation, where otherwise self-control becomes problematic.

At any moment, I could start being a better person...but which moment should I choose?

Knowing that pain and conflict is just change trying to happen, that there is something beautiful on the other side, that it is just a cycle is helpful. Humor is always essential.

I'm not going to be able to wave a magic wand and change everybody's thoughts. That's something that can only happen by people working on themselves and being held to account by the rest of us, but what Donald Trump's done really unleashed a lot of darkness and divisiveness.

Everybody has some responsibility. The point is, how are we going to fix it? And you don't fix it simply by blaming the other guy, or blaming the past.

Change is inevitable, change for the better is a full-time job.

You create a good future by creating a good present. How do you do that? By recognizing the goodness that is already inherent in the present moment, even in the midst of challenges. Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

Every day you either get better or you get worse. You never stay the same.

Whom you would change, you must first love.

If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.