quotes about American Indian

last updated: November 28, 2023

Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape.
-- George Washington

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We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area, and the Appalachian of this area, but at the same time, just as we have the Haitian room, we will always have room for another exhibit.
-- Katherine Dunham

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I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people.
-- Loretta Lynn

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Above all, I wanted to be appreciated as a prima ballerina who happened to be a Native American, never as someone who was an American Indian ballerina,
-- Maria Tallchief

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The one thing I've always maintained is that I'm an American Indian. I'm not politically correct.
-- Russell Means

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If ever we are constrained to lift the hatchet against any tribe, we will never lay it down till that tribe is exterminated, or driven beyond the Mississippi... in war, they will kill some of us; we shall destroy them all.
-- Thomas Jefferson

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This country was a lot better off when the Indians were running it.
-- Vine Deloria Jr.

Source : Vine Deloria, Jr., James Treat (2013). “For This Land: Writings on Religion in America”, p.8, Routledge

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Being Indian-American, I have tremendous potential to grow facial hair.
-- Vivek Murthy

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“Capitalism is not a perfect system. It may be better than all the other systems, but it's not a perfect system.”

Source : "Warren Buffett: I Haven't Seen As Much Economic Fear In My Adult Lifetime". "The Charlie Rose Show", www.cnbc.com. October 1, 2008.
“I would go on the iTunes chart and see the hottest songs, then I'd cover them. People would go on YouTube and search for those songs. That's how I got my views. I'd post two or three songs a week.”
“Oh sure, the songs have all totally evolved. I mean, when you're playing the same songs night in night out, they take on a life of their own. I can't even remember what I wrote some of them about now!”
“Cats can be cooperative when something feels good, which, to a cat, is the way everything is supposed to feel as much of the time as possible.”

Source : Roger A. Caras (1990). “Cat is Watching”, p.61, Simon and Schuster
“This is a world of process, not a world of things.”
“The truth was you can't continue to spend the kind of money our spending on all these entitlement programs. I think we need more people in public life who are willing to say, no, we can't afford certain things. No, we can't do certain things.”
“By learning to yield to the loving authority... of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life â€” his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers.”
“Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.”
“I am a trans woman. My sisters are trans women. We are not secrets. We are not shameful. We are worthy of respect, desire, and love. As there are many kinds of women, there are many kinds of men, and many men desire many kinds of women, trans women are amongst these women. And letâ€™s be clear: Trans women are women.”
“Sometimes, I feel that if you're a strong, independent woman it scares people away, but actually it does the opposite.”

Source : "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Gemma Arterton interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.