"If I thought that I was doing it……" — Black Elk

"If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish."

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75 Quotes by Black Elk

Black Elk has 75 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching…
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a…
I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my…
Perhaps you have noticed that even in the very lightest breeze you can hear the voice of the cottonwood tree;…
We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit…
Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus should we do, for this was the wish of the…
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a…
The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all…
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The…
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in…
But if the Vision was true and mighty, as I know, it is true and mighty yet;for such things are…

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More Close Quotes

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It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe
From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any… — Isaac Asimov
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone… — David Attenborough
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and… — Margaret Atwood
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,… — Diane Ackerman
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will… — Teresa of Avila
A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are,… — Lauren Bacall
I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way… — Richard Bach
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture… — Anita Baker
I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master?… — Christian Bale

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