Indians Quotes

385 Indians quotes by 257 unique authors

This problem with illegal immigration is nothing new. In fact, the Indians had a special name for it. They called it "white people." — Jay Leno
Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to forget. — Paula Gunn Allen
In America the government took the land from the Indians and then established laws protecting private property. — Alvin Francis Poussaint
All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very attentive… — David Brainerd
The government has departments to deal with the special interest groups that make themselves heard and felt. A Department of Agriculture cares for the farmers'… — Malcolm X
It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing… — Victor Borge
I do not admit... that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America, or the black people of Australia... by the… — Winston Churchill
America is not a young land: it is old and dirty and evil before the settlers, before the Indians. The evil is there waiting. — William S. Burroughs
Arithmetic must be discovered in just the same sense in which Columbus discovered the West Indies, and we no more create numbers than he created… — Bertrand Russell
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. — Albert Einstein
Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and poetry commensurate with themselves, why… — Dmitri Mendeleev
All I try to do is portray Indians as we are, in creative ways. With imagination and poetry. I think a lot of Native American… — Sherman Alexie
Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the horrors of history,… — Paula Gunn Allen
This country was a lot better off when the Indians were running it. — Vine Deloria, Jr.
There aren't a lot of alternative roles for Indian actors. I think we've fallen short of portraying Indians in the media. We don't need to… — Unknown Author
Indians and animals know better how to live than white man; nobody can be in good health if he does not have all the time… — Unknown Author
Before AIM, Indians were dispirited, defeated, and culturally dissolving. People were ashamed to be Indian. You didn't see the young people wearing braids or chokers… — Russell Means
The turn of the century was the lowest point for the devastation of Indian culture by disease and persecution, and it's a wonder to me… — N. Scott Momaday
I'm not a great science fiction fan myself. I probably feel that way about Westerns. Like I used to play Cowboys and Indians, they can… — Mark Goddard
I remember once when I told Lindsay Anderson at a party that acting was just a sophisticated way of playing cowboys and Indians he almost… — John Hurt
Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape. — George Washington
Ordered that of the Indians and Half-breeds sentenced to be hanged by the military commission, composed of Colonel Crooks, Lt. Colonel Marshall, Captain Grant, Captain… — Abraham Lincoln
For a subject worked and reworked so often in novels, motion pictures, and television, American Indians remain probably the least understood and most misunderstood Americans… — John F. Kennedy
It may be regarded as certain that not a foot of land will ever be taken from the Indians without their own consent. — Thomas Jefferson

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