Bell Hooks Quotes

For me, feminism is a movement for which the end goal is to make itself no longer needed.

To be a feminist is to be alive.

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.

I am a feminist and I have no problems being called that.

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

Feminism is the best movement that's happened in the 21st century, and it benefits everyone.

A feminist is a person who answers 'yes' to the question 'Are women human?' Feminism is not about whether women are better than, worse than or identical with men...It's about justice, fairness, and access to the broad range of human experience.

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

There's no doubt about it... I was born a feminist.

I think we should all call ourselves feminists.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

I have never been ashamed of calling myself a feminist, and I believe passionately in women's rights.

I try my hardest to push the point that I am a feminist.

It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.

Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.

I would hope everyone would be a feminist.

Women's rights are human rights.

I'm proud to be a feminist because making sure that everyone understands we all have a role in fighting for equality is the only way to move forward.

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

For me, a feminist is a self-empowered woman who strives to move things forward for not only women but also men in terms of freedom and liberation.

Governments everywhere have ministries dedicated to women's affairs. I know of only one with a Ministry for Women Empowerment: Indonesia. Charged with the 'realization of gender equality and justice' together with children's well-being, the ministry frames gender equality as a matter of justice.

It can't be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.

When women and men understand that working to eradicate patriarchal domination is a struggle rooted in the longing to make a world where everyone can live fully and freely, then we know our work to be a gesture of love. Let us draw upon that love to heighten our awareness, deepen our compassion, intensify our courage and strengthen our commitment.

I definitely can feel the third or fourth feminist wave in the air, so maybe this is a good time to open that Pandora’s box a little bit and air it out.

To affirm that men and women are persons and as persons should be free, and yet to do nothing tangible to make this affirmation a reality, is a farce.