Late one day James and I watch the sun fly across the sky…

“.. but I know somebody must be thinking about us because if they weren't we'd just disappear just like those Indians who used to…

— Sherman Alexie

There's this whole notion of being an Indian - the idea that "warrior" is a positive description of us [Indians as native Americans]. When…

— Sherman Alexie

I am extremely conscious of my tribalism. And when you talk about tribalism, you talk about living in a black and white world. I…

— Sherman Alexie

“It's just me and James walking and walking except he's on my back and his eyes are looking past the people who are looking…

— Sherman Alexie

All I try to do is portray Indians as we are, in creative ways. With imagination and poetry. I think a lot of Native…

— Sherman Alexie

“Shit," he said. "I don't know why you're feeling sorry for yourself because you ain't had to fight a war. You're lucky. Shit, all…

— Sherman Alexie

Sixty percent of all Indians live in urban areas, but nobody's writing about them. They're really an underrepresented population, and the ironic thing is…

— Sherman Alexie

I've come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and…

— Sherman Alexie

“They're all gone, my tribe is gone. Those blankets they gave us, infected with smallpox, have killed us. I'm the last, the very last,…

— Sherman Alexie

I think most Native American literature is unreadable by the vast majority of Native Americans. Generally speaking Indians don't read books. It's not a…

— Sherman Alexie

“Everyone falls sometimes, son, even me, but the trick is to get right back up. They’ll always target the ones who appear vulnerable, so…

— J.M. Darhower

All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at…

— John James Audubon

A helmet is the most important part of any jockey's kit because of the number of falls you take, so I wouldn't want to…

— Tony McCoy

“The one who falls and gets up is so much stronger than the one who never fell.”

— Anonymous

Some would call me an environmentalist. I don't know why. I reuse the water that falls in my backyard in the winter. I reuse…

— Ed Begley, Jr