Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American author, poet, self-claimed womanist, and activist.
Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. Use this quote
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names. Use this quote
I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame. Use this quote
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. Use this quote
Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power. Use this quote
The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didn't want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass. Use this quote
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. Use this quote
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Use this quote
Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be. Use this quote
It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put - without delay, and with tenderness - back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try. Use this quote
