Lakota Quotes

9 quotes by 4 authors

• "Civilization" has been thrust upon me since the days of the reservations, and it has not added one whit to my sense of justice, to… — Luther Standing Bear
• The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things… — Luther Standing Bear
• For the Lakota there was no wilderness. Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly. — Luther Standing Bear
• When the Lakota leader Sitting Bull was asked by a white reporter why his people loved and respected him, Sitting Bull replied by asking if… — Joseph Bruchac
• College was an experience I'll always cherish. Now I fund a scholarship at my alma mater in my late father's name-he'd laugh to know that… — Diana Palmer
• Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a… — Luther Standing Bear
• Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one… — Luther Standing Bear
• The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard. — Luther Standing Bear
• What does kiciciyapi mitawa mean?" He kept his head on her breasts. "What?" "You called me kicicyapi mitawa. It sounded so beautiful. It wasn't Japanese.… — Christine Feehan

Who Wrote These Lakota Quotes

4 authors contributed a total of 9 Lakota Quotes as follows:

• 6 Lakota Quotes by Luther Standing Bear
• 1 Lakota Quote by Joseph Bruchac
• 1 Lakota Quote by Diana Palmer
• 1 Lakota Quote by Christine Feehan