"To use the power of the bison, I……" — Black Elk
"To use the power of the bison, I had to perform that part of my vision for the people to see."
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75 Quotes by Black Elk
Black Elk has 75 quotes on this site.
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Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching…
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Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a…
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I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my…
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Perhaps you have noticed that even in the very lightest breeze you can hear the voice of the cottonwood tree;…
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We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit…
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Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus should we do, for this was the wish of the…
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The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a…
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The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all…
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Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The…
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Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
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Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in…
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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 Bison Quotes
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one of 12 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Americans are good at herding Bison. The end.
— Jeremy Clarkson
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A world without huge regions of total wilderness would be a cage; a world without lions and tigers and vultures…
— Edward Abbey
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A painted landscape is always more beautiful than a real one, because there's more there. Everything is more sensual, and…
— Fernando Botero
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At issue is not only knowledge of the world but our survival as individuals and as a species. All the…
— Barbara Ehrenreich
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Man needs spiritual expression and nourishing... even in the prehistoric era, people would scrawl pictures of bison on the walls…
— Fernando Botero
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You're in a bad mood,' Skulduggery said. 'I understand. I do. You're saying things that you don't really mean. It's…
— Derek Landy
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I would love to have a battle of wits with you, Bison, but I doubt it would be a fair…
— Derek Landy
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What do women do when they get together? We sit around and talk! Men, not so much. My theory is…
— Jenna McCarthy
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My great-grandmother grew up in a sod house in Nebraska. When she was a tiny girl - in other words,…
— Derrick Jensen
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I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength,…
— Black Elk
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'Sace's keep me cold, slide like M. Bison.
— Riff Raff
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