"I used to think the world was broken……" — Sherman Alexie
"I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are assholes and the people who are not."
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178 Quotes by Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie has 178 quotes on this site.
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I felt so conflicted about having fled the rez as a kid that I created a whole literary career that…
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Don't live up to your stereotypes.
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When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.
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I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a…
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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant.…
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If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.
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My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.
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The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more.
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We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian…
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In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beige, mauve, siena, one of…
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Sixty percent of all Indians live in urban areas, but nobody's writing about them. They're really an underrepresented population, and…
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I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women,…
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More Assholes Quotes
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The best thing about living at the water's edge: You only have assholes on three sides of you, and if…
— George Carlin
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My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring…
— Kevin Spacey
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I knew it... I'm surrounded by assholes!
— Mel Brooks
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My dad used to tell me 'opinions are like assholes, everybody has one'
— Miley Cyrus
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In all my years here, I don't think I've ever seen quite so many assholes gathered in one place!
— The Undertaker
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I've only been an asshole to assholes!
— Harlan Ellison
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The Devil got landed with a shitty job, he has to deal with assholes everyday, he's probably bored as hell.
— Gerard Way
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You try to make the world a better place and what does it get you? I mean, Christ, how the…
— Daniel Clowes
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Assholes tend to stick together, and once stuck are not easily separated.
— Robert I. Sutton
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Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
— Mike Dirnt
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I’ve made my life’s work spotting assholes. And you know, I think it’s harder now than ever before because there’s…
— Merrill Markoe
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And what can we do to silence these Christian athletes who thank Jesus whenever they win, never mention his name…
— George Carlin
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