Native American Quotes

251 Native American quotes by 145 unique authors

If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans. — Stephen Hawking
It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it. — Eric Hoffer
So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised!… — Eddie Izzard
It does not require many words to speak the truth. — Chief Joseph
People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they're all asleep at… — Florence King
American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The… — David Mamet
Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's… — Marilyn Monroe
Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers. — Toni Morrison
Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. — Robert Orben
Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known. — Blaise Pascal
Quakers are known for wanting to give back. Ban the bomb and the civil rights movement and the native American struggle for justice - those… — Bonnie Raitt
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.… — Chief Seattle
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. — Chief Seattle
Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. — Chief Seattle
There is no death, only a change of worlds. — Chief Seattle
Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies… — James Thurber
The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land… — Stewart Udall
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. — Gore Vidal
Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will… — A A Milne
A bit of advice Given to a young Native American At the time of his initiation: As you go the way of life, You will… — Joseph Campbell
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is… — George Bernard Shaw
When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them. — Chief Seattle
Thus the white men and Native Americans were able, through the spirit of goodwill and compromise, to reach the first in what would become a… — Dave Barry
Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch their films, read… — Wilma Mankiller
It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of… — Charles Alexander Eastman

Who Wrote These Native American Quotes

145 authors contributed a total of 251 Native American Quotes, led by these top contributors: