Native Quotes
646 quotes by 477 authors
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For the whole world, without a native home, Is nothing but a prison of larger room.
— Abraham Cowley
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We can try to kill all that is native, string it up by its hind legs for all to see, but spirit howls and wildness…
— Terry Tempest Williams
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With support jobs moving to China and India, it's not surprising that English-speaking countries' top frustration revolves around the difficulty of understanding customer service representatives.…
— Bob Hayes
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There may be 300,000 apps for the iPhone and iPad, but the only app you really need is the browser. You don't need an app…
— Jim Balsillie
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The saying of John Peale Bishop is worth recalling, that the South excelled in two things which the French deem essential to civilization: a code…
— Richard M. Weaver
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I wanted a trumpet concerto that reflected Native American music because, well, there aren't any. I looked around for one but couldn't find anything. So…
— Christopher Moore
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I didn't know much about my Native American ancestry, but as I got older I became more interested in it.
— Alan Robinson
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Now the summer's in prime Wi' the flowers richly blooming, And the wild mountain thyme A' the moorlands perfuming. To own dear native scenes Let…
— Robert Tannahill
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We are now going to the Lamanites, to whom we intend to be messengers of instruction... We will show them that in consequence of their…
— Brigham Young
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My forefathers didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat.
— Will Rogers
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I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!
— Will Rogers
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Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to…
— John Muir
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They say there are about 12 million illegal immigrants in this country. But if you ask a Native American, that number is more like 300…
— David Letterman
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A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, 'I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in…
— Black Hawk
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Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either…
— Will Rogers
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The native Jewish families in Jerusalem, as well as those in other parts of Palestine, present a marked difference to the Jews of Europe and…
— Bayard Taylor
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This is going to sound weird, but when I was a kid my old man used to tell us that he was a Sioux Indian…
— Marc Forgione
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People like head trauma. They love knockouts. The crowd is silent, silent, silent... and then a knockout happens, and everyone goes native. There would be…
— Jonathan Gottschall
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It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept of Asian-American. I…
— Margaret Cho
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It is only in the mountains that I can fully appreciate my existence as a man in America, and my own native land
— Martin Delany
Who Wrote These Native Quotes
477 authors contributed a total of 646 Native Quotes, led by these top contributors: