Quotes about Indians

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The Indians were inside their bodies, he decided, in a way that the British were not. His own flesh impeded his spirit. — Damon Galgut, Arctic Summer
Everything changes except human behavior and its consequences. — Stephanie M. Sellers, The Gamecocks
Then I told him, ‘Injustice, Poverty and Discrimination is faced by a lot of Indians, and also majority, the fact is tha — Shaikh Ashraf, Friendship, Love & Sacrifice
Those who have not lived in New Orleans have missed an incredible, glorious, vital city--a place with an energy unlike a — Jordan Flaherty, Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six
Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good t — Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World
The fact is, the primary way that Ottawa and Washington deal with Native people is to ignore us. They know that the cour — Thomas King, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have bee — Albert Einstein
Things don't always look as they seem. Some stars, for example, look like bright pinholes, but when you get them pegged — Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
So I have an Indian heart if I do something illegal?'"No, you have an Indian heart if you understand the limitations of — Anirban Bose, The Death of Mitali Dotto
Oh, no, no, you've got that all wrong. You're not required to respect elders. After all, most people are idiots, regardl — Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World
It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white pe — Miles Davis, Miles: The Autobiography
There were no mail-order catalogues in 1492. Marco Polo's journal was the wish book of Renaissance Europe. Then, Columbu — Tom Robbins, Another Roadside Attraction
Faint not, poor soul, in God still trust;Fear not the things thou suffer must;For, whom he loves he doth chastise, And t — Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
We are fascinated by Ramses as Renaissance Christians were by the American Indians, those (human?) beings who had never — Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation
In 1492, the natives discovered they were indians, discovered they lived in America, discovered they were naked, discove — Eduardo Galeano, Los hijos de los días
They called me an Indian pig. Oh, and they called me a prairie n*****. Pretty colorful, enit?""I suppose.""That one piss — Sherman Alexie, Indian Killer
It is unlikely that we will hit a home run anytime soon but if we are unable to get rid of offensive sports team nicknam — Adam Dodek, The Canadian Constitution
The Indians’ insistence on clinging to their customs had to be the work of Satan there was no other explanation which is — Isabel Allende, Zorro
These men flocked to the plains, and were rather stimulated than retarded by the danger of an Indian war. This was anoth — William T. Sherman, Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my old age, I can still see the butc — Black Elk