Black Elk Quotes

Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.

Black Elk

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  • Birth: December 1, 1863 - August 19, 1950

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PowerVisionWordsFogMeThinking

You reach a certain point in your life where they things you do and say do make a difference.

Jimmy Webb

LifeReachMake A DifferenceYouSay

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.

Jodi Picoult

ThinkAwarenessFictionSocialRaise

I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs.

Joan Jett

GoodMusicFaceThinkBetterSeeing

Postwar America was a very buttoned-up nation. Radio shows were run by censors, Presidents wore hats, ladies wore girdles. We came straight out of the blue - nobody was expecting anything like Martin and Lewis. A sexy guy and a monkey is how some people saw us.

Jerry Lewis

BluePeopleSexyAmericaNobodyRun

I feel like it's harder because everyone knows I'm the three-time world champion - it's almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.

Simone Biles

WaitingPeopleWorldChampionFeel

Of course you have to provide for the vulnerable and the children, but also, the vulnerable and the children need art in some form or another. You need spiritual experiences that, I think, forms of art give best.

Tony Harrison

ChildrenArtBestSpiritualThink

I think, 'How could anybody mock a good pop song?' It is timeless; it transcends barriers; it breaks down every single type of social barrier that you can possibly have. It can deal with the most difficult subjects, even if it abstracts the subject matter.

Mika

GoodSongThinkYouDownMatter

It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same.

Mirai Nagasu

MeMomProudYouSaidIndependent

The variety of training is a major selling point of triathlon. Different sports, different venues means it's always interesting, and you can always switch things round if the weather messes your plans up.

Jonathan Brownlee

SportsTrainingWeatherInteresting

My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.

Dionne Warwick

VoiceVoicelessMandate

Parents, you know, can be terrible.

Diana Vreeland

ParentsYouKnowTerrible

Look at pictures of me growing up. It wasn't always the way it is now. It was a bumpy road for me.

Chris Evans

MeGrowing UpRoadLookPicturesUp

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