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> [Our beliefs are rooted deep in our earth, no matter what you have done to it and how much of it you have paved over. And if you leave all that concrete unwatched for a year or two, our plants,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/our-beliefs-are-rooted-deep-in-our-earth-no-matter-what-you-have-done/)

[John Fire Lame Deer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fire-lame-deer/)

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## Other authors on Animism

- [S. Kelley Harrell 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/s-kelley-harrell/)
- [Graham Harvey 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/graham-harvey/)

## More by John Fire Lame Deer

> [If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of the green…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/if-this-earth-should-ever-be-destroyed-it-will-be-by-desire-by-the/)

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> [We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/we-all-come-from-the-same-root-but-the-leaves-are-all-different/)

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> [To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/to-our-way-of-thinking-the-indians-symbol-is-the-circle-the-hoop/)

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> [We have a new joke on the reservation: 'What is cultural deprivation?' Answer: 'Being an upper-middle class white kid living in a split-level suburban…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/we-have-a-new-joke-on-the-reservation-what-is-cultural-deprivation/)

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> [You can pray for whatever you want, but it is always best to pray for others, not for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/you-can-pray-for-whatever-you-want-but-it-is-always-best-to-pray-for/)

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> [Love is something that you can leave behind you when you die. It's that powerful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/love-is-something-that-you-can-leave-behind-you-when-you-die-it-s/)

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> [Laughter - that is something very sacred especially for us Indians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/laughter-that-is-something-very-sacred-especially-for-us-indians/)

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> [Men cannot live without mystery. He has a great need of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/men-cannot-live-without-mystery-he-has-a-great-need-of-it/)

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> [Tell the people not to cry. Tell them to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/tell-the-people-not-to-cry-tell-them-to-be-happy/)

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> [If nature puts a burden on a man by making him different, it also gives him a power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/if-nature-puts-a-burden-on-a-man-by-making-him-different-it-also/)

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> [Indians chase the vision, white men chase the dollar,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/indians-chase-the-vision-white-men-chase-the-dollar/)

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> [Our beliefs are rooted deep in our earth, no matter what you have done to it and how much of it you have paved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/our-beliefs-are-rooted-deep-in-our-earth-no-matter-what-you-have-done/)

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> [When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/when-someone-was-so-poor-that-he-couldn-t-afford-a-horse-a-tent-or-a/)

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> [Listen to the air. You can hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it. Woniya wakan, the holy air, which renews all by its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fire-lame-deer/listen-to-the-air-you-can-hear-it-feel-it-smell-it-taste-it-woniya-2/)

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