An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it. bell hooks Read Quote
Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism. bell hooks Read Quote
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children. bell hooks Read Quote
You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change. bell hooks Read Quote
The working-class black Southern Christian culture I come from still nurtures me, and I mean directly, daily. bell hooks Read Quote
Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things. bell hooks Read Quote