Bell Hooks Quotes

Feminist politics aims to end domination, to free us to be who we are - to live lives where we love justice, where we can live in peace. Feminism is for everybody.

In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.

I would love for people to know that the label 'feminist' is something that everyone should wear proudly, because it just means that you support women.

The woman's cause is man's. They rise or sink Together. / Dwarf'd or godlike, bound or free; miserable, / How shall men grow? - Let her be / All that not harms distinctive womanhood.

In fighting for women, we fight for humanity. We fight for the future - for everyone.

I think we should all call ourselves feminists.

My mission is to get on the stage and say, 'Listen, I'm a woman, I'm free, I'm a mother, I'm a lover, I'm a friend; I'm shattered by men most of the time, but I'll keep falling in love with them because it's the most thrilling thing in the world; that's what makes me human.'

Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives.

Let us rise in the moral power of womanhood; and give utterance to the voice of outraged mercy, and insulted justice, and eternal truth, and mighty love and holy freedom.

I'm suspicious of any man or woman who approaches their own liberation with any kind of gender bias.

I pray that in the future, no one knows the meaning of women empowerment because we don't need these words.

Donald Trump thinks belittling women makes him bigger. We need to stand up and be clear that we don't want this, we need to celebrate diversity. America is great because America is good.

Could women's liberation ever be a revolutionary movement, not rhetorically but on the ground?

The challenging of repression by a new generation of activists - from Malala Yousafzai to Pussy Riot - across the globe reminded us how many women are still fighting for basic human rights. Our great-grandmothers' struggle in all its shocking detail seemed so relevant.

I want my daughters to be respected as human beings; that's the country I'm fighting for.

My feminism has evolved way beyond self-empowerment and I see feminism as a path to peace on earth. The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy. I do believe. As men and women, together, I really long to feel my society evolve its understanding since we're one of the leaders in the f-word. I want us to grow our idea of feminism collectively and get both men and women involved in undoing patriarchy. It's huge. It's a huge job.

The idea of being a feminist-so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex-but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity. I hope [Girls] contributes to a continuance of feminist dialogue

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place

Women are the only ones who will be able to eliminate the patriarchy, and when that happens all of us will win, men as much as women.

Feminist thinking teaches us all, especially, how to love justice and freedom in ways that foster and affirm life.

Equality for women is progress for all.

Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.

The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights

I have known nothing the last thirty years save the struggle for human rights on this continent. If it had been a class of men whowere disfranchised and denied their legal rights, I believe I should have devoted my life precisely as I have done in behalf of my own sex.