Native Quotes

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Evidence indicates that cats were first tamed in Egypt. The Egyptians stored grain, which attracted rodents, which attracted cats. (No evidence that such a thing… — William S. Burroughs
Dreams are our only geographyâ€”our native land. — Dejan Stojanovic
Just because Iâ€™m Native American doesnâ€™t mean I can track furniture through the wilderness.â€ She deepened her voice: â€œâ€˜Yes, kemosabe. A three-legged table passed this… — Rick Riordan
There is an old and very wise Native American saying: Every time you point a finger in scornâ€”there are three remaining fingers pointing right back… — Alyson Noel
exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place,… — Edward Said
Five," she said. Her lips and cheeks were flushed, but her gaze was steady. "Five?" Gabriel echoed blankly. "My rating," she said, and smiled at… — Cassandra Clare
In our hearts... there must abide some pity for those people who have always felt themselves to be separate from even their most familiar surroundings,… — John Irving
I'm not encouraged by the silence. I can think of no benign reason for it. I'm afraid we may expect something closer to Christopher Columbus's… — Rick Yancey
My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the… — Sherman Alexie
Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. — Aristippus
Knowledge is power. Unfortunate dupes of this saying will keep on creating, ambitiously, till they have stunned their native initiative and made their thoughts weak. — Clarence Day
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land. — Walter Scott
Virtually all native cultures that have survived without fouling their nests have acknowledged that nature knows best, and have had the humility to ask the… — Janine Benyus
The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation… — Charles Alexander Eastman
Because of the Civil Rights movement, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody ... Not just for blacks and whites, but also… — Barack Obama
Old or young, healthy as a horse or a person with a disability that hasn't kept you down, man or woman, Native American, native born,… — William J. Clinton
Laughter is the loaded latency given us by nature as part of our native equipment to break up the stalemates of our lives and urge… — Jean Houston
Creationists have also changed their name ... to intelligent design theorists who study 'irreducible complexity' and the 'abrupt appearance' of life-yet more jargon for 'God… — Michael Shermer
My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies. — Eric Balfour
When somebody takes a child from their native culture, that is in itself an act of aggression. — Lemn Sissay

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