Quotes of Vine Deloria Jr.

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When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white men came, an Indian said simply "Ours.

- Vine Deloria Jr.

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“ It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams. ”

- Jocelyn Soriano

“ Love is an endless mystery, because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it. ”

- Rabindranath Tagore

“ Ladies, it’s harvest time!!! Take care of your crops, water them and weed them out. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust. ”

- David Levithan

“ If I envision a just, fair future, I must behave justly and fairly today. ”

- Elena Aguilar

“ Your Dreams Matter. Like an athlete trains, so must the student of life. Train the mind, body and spirit, so you may achieve anything. Life is about sharing your dreams/purpose (gifts/passions/talents) with the world and helping others find their way. ”

- Elizabeth SalamancaBrosig

“ There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment ”

- Norman Vincent Peale

“ There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. ”

- Plato

“ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to journey well through mortality... First, fill your mind with truth; second, fill your life with service; and third, fill your heart with love. ”

- Thomas S. Monson

“ Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ A lot goes into everything but sometimes you have to sacrifice everything in order to achieve a lot. ”

- Kayambila Mpulamasaka

“ Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin. It should make you jump up and do something. ”

- E. L. Simpson

“ Is there any positive energy like enthusiasm? ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best. ”

- William M. Thackery

“ Being with you never felt wrong. It's the one thing I did right. You're the one thing I did right. ”

- Becca Fitzpatrick

“ Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. ”

- Jack Thorne

“ Drunk and alone and hopelessly in love with the idea that someday somehow it might just get better. ”

- Stefanie Sybens

“ The only time a man can do the right thing is right now. ”

- John Verdon

“ If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ I will love you even when I am dust on the wind. ”

- Nalini Singh

“ The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But, that's not the real you. That's not who you are inside. ”

- Alan Moore

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ Unrequited love’s a bore. ”

- Lorenz Hart