Inspirational American History Quotes & Sayings

The Sun Dagger appeared on the rock face directly above the Shaman's shadowed head. It dazzled within the shade as the sunlight slipped through a gap in the overhead slabs. The dagger cut slowly down the rock, slicing through the very center of the etched spiral.
"The middle of time," Chaco whispered to himself. — P.J. Parker

My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly. — John Hope Franklin

The other Clans will soon arrive. The greatest times of our family are before us. And so are the darkest. — P.J. Parker

In fact, no immigrant in American history has ever made a larger contribution than Alexander Hamilton — Ron Chernow

The act of 'letting go' is actually very easy - it's effortless. Thinking about, talking about, and contemplating 'letting go' is hard. — Mike Brown

West Point - The Key to the Continent and Independence. — P.J. Parker

We live in a complicated society, Bromley - one that is changing and which does indeed need to change. But do you not think any change must begin within our own family gathering? — P.J. Parker

Do you not recognize me? — P.J. Parker

The early morning sunshine shot up the ice-covered valley. It glinted off the backs of slumbering mastodon, reflected between the antlers of caribou. — P.J. Parker

One large cat bounded up the side of the outcrop to stand in full view on an overhanging boulder. She stared down at them, inside their protective enclosure, tilting her head from side to side. Her scarred yellow-brown coat was immaculately groomed, but the long tufting hair of her snout was matted with the bright red smear of uncongealed blood from a recent kill. Her upper lip curved over the top of foot-long saber teeth. — P.J. Parker

Do you understand the meaning of the soil beneath your feet? — P.J. Parker

She could only hope they could read the depth of sorrow in her face, to recognize that it was true, and not fleeting. — Markus Zusak

The Ojibways have great respect for the Bear. According to their legends, in the distant past the Bear had a human form and was in fact an ancestor of the Ojibways. Therefore he understands the Indian language and will never attack or fight any Indian if he is addressed properly. — Norval Morrisseau

We the People . . . The People of the Long House. — P.J. Parker

We must love our slaves, Papa. We must love them as hard as we are able. — P.J. Parker

Rainbow Cloud strode forward like a hunting cat with the same strength of height and broad shoulders, the same rolling gait as First Light's father. They were indeed the same man, split in two at birth, so the family might be rewarded by twice the skill in hunting each brother possessed. — P.J. Parker

I cannot approve of monarchs who want to rule over the conscience of the people, and take away their freedom of choice and religion. — William The Silent

You have two choices, grasshopper. Out-slut Clotile - or go Springer on her ass. I'm down for the assist in both scenarios. — Kresley Cole

I refuse to believe the people of Texas and all Americans in the world have forgotten us. — P.J. Parker

No words in our ledgers could do justice to this sublime beauty," Captain Lewis said. "The expedition should have brought a camera obscura."
Peter wasn't familiar with the words, but no matter. He knew he was part of something magnificent - something greater than himself or the Corps of Discovery. And he knew what it was.
It was America.
And it was beautiful. — P.J. Parker

This is a time of change," the Shaman said. "This is a time of enormous power. — P.J. Parker

Everything which made Abraham Lincoln the loved and honored man he was, it is in the power of the humblest American boy to imitate. — New York Times

There were no stars, only the darkness and an arctic chill that had intensified since the first thin, blood-red stripes of sunrise shimmered on the ocean's horizon. — P.J. Parker

The Sleepin' Fox Catches No Poultry. — P.J. Parker

I have faith in God and not that we have evolved from a rock, not from worshiping the environment or endangered bugs. — Kirk Cameron

For whom do you cry, my son?" the Great Spirit asked.
"I do not know."
"Yes, you do. — P.J. Parker

Personally, I can't see the appeal in trekking down to D.C. for a networking extravaganza, even if it is built around a special moment in American history. While I find the election of Barack Obama inspirational, I don't have a desire to memorialize it with overly effusive celebration. — Jamie Johnson

Do not fret, my brother, my child. For the buffalo will roam the plains once more. — P.J. Parker

My favorite color is black. — Johnny Depp

People will always make comparisons. — Don DeLillo

Chickens are annoying. Is that why people eat them? My sister is annoying, but nobody eats her. — Yvonne Tasker

The Day of Trouble is Near — P.J. Parker