My parents taught me service – not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.
ALICE WALKERMany people are aware that we are in peril and that there is no trustworthy leadership.
More Alice Walker Quotes
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Progress’ affects few. Only revolution can affect many.
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I try to teach my heart not to want things it cant have.
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You can’t send me anywhere that I wouldn’t be happy to go. You’d be surprised as to how that lightens the heart.
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It matters to me that I feel loved by the universe – and I do.
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I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.
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Wherever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared.
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How sad now never to see men holding hands, while everywhere one looks they are holding guns.
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I have a lot of faith in us. I have a lot of faith in humanity. It’s based, though, on my own life; I’ve come too far to be a pessimist.
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Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.
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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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Activism pays the rent on being alive and being here on the planet.
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The original crime of niggers and lesbians is that they prefer themselves.
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Whenever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared. I have been helped, supported, encouraged and nurtured by people of all races, creeds, colors and dreams.
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Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.
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Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.
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