All Alice Walker Quotes
- The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white,… Animal
- In search of my mother's garden, I found my own. Found
- And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never… Anonymously
- In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. Beautiful
- I'm entirely interested in people, and also other creatures and beings, but especially in people, and I tend to read them by emotional field more… Behind
- Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. Attitude
- We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier. Believe
- How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names. Inspiring
- People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools. Actually Fools
- Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. Believe
- Sexuality is one of the ways that we become enlightened, actually, because it leads us to self-knowledge. Become Enlightened
- I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out… Brotherhood
- I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's my religion. Admire
- I see children, all children, as humanity's most precious resource, because it will be to them that the care of the planet will always be… All
- Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence. From
- I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you… Brilliant
- Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be. Leadership
- We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it. Accept
- Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in… Caused
- Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories. Apartheid
- For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were… Disfigured
- I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart. All
- All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world. All
- What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears. Atheism
- Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. Feminist