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Alice Walker Quotes

My parents taught me service - not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family Picture Quote #1

I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America Picture Quote #1

I think that indigenous women’s wisdom is crucial. So much of the care of the Earth has come from the mothers. I think it’s imperative we turn to their wisdom in how to take care of the planet Picture Quote #1

My God is not a religious God. My God is nature, my God is everything there is. That’s God. Everything is God. I’m a child of that Picture Quote #1

I really think admiration for nature can save us. I mean true admiration, to the point of not letting it be harmed Picture Quote #1

War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn’t surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet Picture Quote #1

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I love us so incredibly, insanely deeply; it’s almost unbearable to see what we do to ourselves Picture Quote #1

I wanted in my lifetime to vote for a radical Native American woman, since my vision of any future that we might have is that it will be led by women and older women Picture Quote #1

You know how big love is? Love is big. love can hold anger; love can even hold hatred Picture Quote #1

Love is big; love can hold anger, love can even hold hatred. It’s about the intention of what you want it to do Picture Quote #1

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? Picture Quote #1

There is always a moment in any kind of struggle when one feels in full bloom. Vivid. Alive. One might be blown to bits in such a moment and still be at peace Picture Quote #1

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Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother’s garden, I found my own Picture Quote #1

I started writing as a child. But I didn’t think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something - no, maybe junior - and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book Picture Quote #1

This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy Picture Quote #1

I’m not being disrespectful of the medium; it’s just not as important as the work that I actually do [books] Picture Quote #1

When people become elders - when they’re older; they can be old without being an elder, really. They [can] just be old and not very useful Picture Quote #1

Well, capitalism is a big problem, because with capitalism you’re just going to keep buying and selling things until there’s nothing else to buy and sell, which means gobbling up the planet Picture Quote #1

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I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us, we should wake up Picture Quote #1

Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists. Black children, yellow children, red children, brown children, that is the black woman’s normal, day-to-day relationship. In my family alone, we are about four different colors Picture Quote #1

I just feel that ‘The Color Purple,’ which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors Picture Quote #1

What a burden to think one is conceived in sin rather than in pleasure; that one is born into evil rather than into joy Picture Quote #1

I live on the West Coast of the United States, and yet the air that I breathe is sometimes the same air that was being breathed in China the day before Picture Quote #1

June Jordan, who died of cancer in 2002, was a brilliant, fierce, radical, and frequently furious poet. We were friends for thirty years. Not once in that time did she step back from what was transpiring politically and morally in the world. She spoke up, and led her students, whom she adored, to do the same Picture Quote #1

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To me war is something to be outgrown, recognized as immature, wasteful, and so destructive to life that human beings should shun it ... as they once shunned bubonic plague Picture Quote #1

What’s really hard is that you could care a lot for someone and not want to live with him anymore Picture Quote #1

It’s essential that we understand that taking care of the planet will be done as we take care of ourselves. You know that you can’t really make much of a difference in things until you change yourself Picture Quote #1

If we want to fight people in the world, we should fight them with pillows - pillows stuffed with food, medicine, music... That would be so much cheaper than bombs Picture Quote #1

It is crucial that young people are taught sustainable child production and rearing Picture Quote #1

I know from having had a child, and from having been a child myself, that children will copy you Picture Quote #1

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My parents taught me service - not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family (Alice Walker Quotes) I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America (Alice Walker Quotes) I think that indigenous women’s wisdom is crucial. So much of the care of the Earth has come from the mothers. I think it’s imperative we turn to their wisdom in how to take care of the planet (Alice Walker Quotes) My God is not a religious God. My God is nature, my God is everything there is. That’s God. Everything is God. I’m a child of that (Alice Walker Quotes) I really think admiration for nature can save us. I mean true admiration, to the point of not letting it be harmed. (Alice Walker Quotes) War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn’t surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet. (Alice Walker Quotes) I love us so incredibly, insanely deeply; it’s almost unbearable to see what we do to ourselves. (Alice Walker Quotes) I wanted in my lifetime to vote for a radical Native American woman, since my vision of any future that we might have is that it will be led by women and older women. (Alice Walker Quotes) You know how big love is? Love is big. love can hold anger; love can even hold hatred. (Alice Walker Quotes) Love is big; love can hold anger, love can even hold hatred. It’s about the intention of what you want it to do. (Alice Walker Quotes) Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? (Alice Walker Quotes) There is always a moment in any kind of struggle when one feels in full bloom. Vivid. Alive. One might be blown to bits in such a moment and still be at peace. (Alice Walker Quotes) Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother’s garden, I found my own. (Alice Walker Quotes) I started writing as a child. But I didn’t think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something - no, maybe junior - and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book. (Alice Walker Quotes) This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy. (Alice Walker Quotes) I’m not being disrespectful of the medium; it’s just not as important as the work that I actually do [books]. (Alice Walker Quotes) When people become elders - when they’re older; they can be old without being an elder, really. They [can] just be old and not very useful. (Alice Walker Quotes) Well, capitalism is a big problem, because with capitalism you’re just going to keep buying and selling things until there’s nothing else to buy and sell, which means gobbling up the planet. (Alice Walker Quotes) I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us, we should wake up. (Alice Walker Quotes) Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists. Black children, yellow children, red children, brown children, that is the black woman’s normal, day-to-day relationship. In my family alone, we are about four different colors. (Alice Walker Quotes) I just feel that ‘The Color Purple,’ which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors. (Alice Walker Quotes) What a burden to think one is conceived in sin rather than in pleasure; that one is born into evil rather than into joy. (Alice Walker Quotes) I live on the West Coast of the United States, and yet the air that I breathe is sometimes the same air that was being breathed in China the day before. (Alice Walker Quotes) June Jordan, who died of cancer in 2002, was a brilliant, fierce, radical, and frequently furious poet. We were friends for thirty years. Not once in that time did she step back from what was transpiring politically and morally in the world. She spoke up, and led her students, whom she adored, to do the same. (Alice Walker Quotes) To me war is something to be outgrown, recognized as immature, wasteful, and so destructive to life that human beings should shun it ... as they once shunned bubonic plague. (Alice Walker Quotes) What’s really hard is that you could care a lot for someone and not want to live with him anymore. (Alice Walker Quotes) It’s essential that we understand that taking care of the planet will be done as we take care of ourselves. You know that you can’t really make much of a difference in things until you change yourself. (Alice Walker Quotes) If we want to fight people in the world, we should fight them with pillows - pillows stuffed with food, medicine, music... That would be so much cheaper than bombs. (Alice Walker Quotes) It is crucial that young people are taught sustainable child production and rearing (Alice Walker Quotes) I know from having had a child, and from having been a child myself, that children will copy you (Alice Walker Quotes)

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