Black Elk Quotes

My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story of my life I think I would not tell it; for what is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow?

Black Elk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
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  • Birth: December 1, 1863 - August 19, 1950

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LifeFriendSnowManI AmThink

The only pleasure in redecorating or moving house comes from stumbling across books that I'd almost forgotten I owned.

John Burnside

MovingHousePleasureForgottenOnly

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

John Dalberg-Acton

BusinessBeautifulMoneyThinkNever

I used to break three or four strings a night, and the show would be over because I didn't know how to change the strings.

John Darnielle

ChangeNightKnowThreeOverBreak

Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.

John Foster Dulles

GovernmentViolenceProtectAgainst

I was the only BBC graduate trainee in 1961 interested in arts broadcasting. I knew I wanted to write, and I had to make a living.

Melvyn Bragg

LivingWriteArtsBroadcastingOnly

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Jean de La Fontaine

StrengthPatiencePassionTimeMore

As it turns out, my grandmother, my mother, my wife, and my daughter are all women, and I like those people. I'm concerned about the issues that they face in their lives. So I'm a feminist, but that's not all I am.

Tommy Lee Jones

MotherWomenDaughterWifeI AmOut

If you just feel lazy and don't want to cook, then don't cook.

Tom Douglas

FeelYouLazyWantCookJust

My mother and father are exceptionally proud Indians. They always wanted to contribute, to give back philanthropically, especially in the field of education.

Roshni Nadar

EducationFatherMotherProudBack

My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles.

Mohamed ElBaradei

FatherMeStandYouPrinciplesYour

As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different.

Dick Cheney

FutureLiveDeathPeopleThinkBack

When I was in school, I used to look out the window and see the big red double-deck buses driving by. It just looked so free.

Brian Johnson

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