Tribal Quotes

154 Tribal quotes by 137 unique authors

In many tribal cultures, it was said that if the boys were not initiated into manhood, if they were not shaped by the skills and… — Michael Meade
The person I love would never wear fur. Fur just makes me think of shallow women who have no conscience. The fur industry belongs to… — Gavin Rossdale
In a world torn by every kind of fundamentalism - religious, ethnic, nationalist and tribal - we must grant first place to economic fundamentalism, with… — Carlos Fuentes
Dance in this century has remained primarily a personal ritual operating, like most avant-garde art, as an idiosyncratic form rather than a tribal expression of… — Jamake Highwater
The culture in which you parent, mentor, or educate boys exhorts them to be individualistic and group-oriented at once, but does not give them a… — Michael Gurian
That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and… — Ben Kingsley
Marketing management is now tribal leadership. — Seth Godin
During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans,… — Nelson Mandela
I acknowledge immense debt to the griots [tribal poets] of Africa - where today it is rightly said that when a griot dies, it is… — Alex Haley
We often take for granted the notion that some people are insiders, while others are outsiders. But such a notion is a social contrivance, that,… — Jamake Highwater
Many of the tribal peoples of the world recognize that there are four places in nature where you can find deep peace and remember who… — Angeles Arrien
Electronic culture created soulless replacements for connective rituals- television supplanted tribal legends told by the fire; 'fast food' consumed in distraction took the place of… — Daniel Pinchbeck
Illegal immigration is praised only by those who benefit directly from it, whether in the familial sense of inexpensive nannies, cooks, or gardeners; or in… — Victor Davis Hanson
Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't. — Todd Gitlin
TURN ON. to contact the ancient energies and wisdoms that are built into your nervous system. They provide unspeakable pleasure and revelation. TUNE IN. to… — Timothy Leary
Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of privilege, the distinguishing feature of a truly urbane culture. Out… — Phyllis McGinley
For my part, if I consider poetry as an object, I maintain that it is born of the necessity of adding a vocal sound (speech)… — Eugenio Montale
So, at one extreme you have indigenous, tribal societies trying to stem the race to disaster. At the other extreme, the richest, most powerful societies… — Noam Chomsky
If men want to oppose war, it is statism that they must oppose. So long as they hold the tribal notion that the individual is… — Ayn Rand
We are not afraid of predators, we're transfixed by them, prone to weave stories and fables and chatter endlessly about them, because fascination creates preparedness,… — E. O. Wilson
Janice Gould is one of our best poets. The music of her poetry will delight you, and her gentle courageous accounts of tribal, family, and… — Leslie Marmon Silko
Spirituality is meant to take us beyond our tribal identity into a domain of awareness that is more universal. — Deepak Chopra
In recent years, the choice of drugs on these reservations and throughout my district has been methamphetamines. It has destroyed the rule of law among… — Rick Renzi
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… — Wilma Mankiller
At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a… — John Carmack

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