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People Quotes by Wilma Mankiller
- I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education…
- I think the most important issue we have as a people is what we started, and that is to begin to trust our own thinking…
- The happiest people I've ever met, regardless of their profession, their social standing, or their economic status, are people that are fully engaged in the…
- Western movies always seemed to show Indian women washing clothes at the creek and men with a tomahawk or spear in their hands, adorned with…
- It should be remembered that hundreds of people of African ancestry also walked the Trail of Tears with the Cherokee during the forced removal of…
- We celebrate Thanksgiving along with the rest of America, maybe in different ways and for different reasons. Despite everything that's happened to us since we…
- My ability to survive personal crises is really a mark of the character of my people. Individually and collectively, we must react with a tenacity…
- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect…
- Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.
- A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a change in the…
- A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as principal chief of…
- 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…
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- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle