Quotes for All
In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show up with skin dark as old wood, or in scales made of rose petal, as a … Read more
I believe in the great spirit and intelligence of Americans. Cindy McCain
-The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other but to be with each other. -The Hopis consider running a form of prayer; they offer every step as a sacrifice to a loved one, and in return ask the Great Spirit to match their strength with some of his own. Christopher McDougall
Our God, the Great Spirit, seems also to have forsaken us. Your God makes your people wax stronger every day. Soon they will fill all the land. Chief Seattle
Our religion is the traditions of our ancestors – the dreams of our old men, given them in solemn hours of the night by the Great Spirit; and the visions of our sachems, and is written in the hearts of our people. Chief Seattle
All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man… the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. Chief Seattle
There is no death, only a change of worlds. Chief Seattle
We are all children of the Great Spirit, we all belong to Mother Earth. Our planet is in great trouble and if we keep carrying old grudges and do not work together, we will all die. Chief Seattle
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children Chief Seattle
I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty. Chief Joseph