Lakota Sioux Quotes & Sayings

A lost article invariably shows up after you replace it. — Calvin Coolidge

I think good filmmaking is when you really hold the mirror up truthfully, and you don't angle it and you don't hide things with smoke and mirrors. — Charlize Theron

In many traditions, hawks are sacred: Apollo's messengers for the Greeks, sun symbols for the ancient Egyptians and, in the case of the Lakota Sioux, embodiments of clear vision, speed and single-minded dedication. — John Burnside

There must be some security arrangement in the south of Lebanon so northern Israel is not threatened anymore. — Menachem Begin

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America. — Barack Obama

In the Lakota/Sioux tradition, a person who is grieving is considered most wakan, most holy. There's a sense that when someone is struck by the sudden lightning of loss, he or she stands on the threshold of the spirit world. The prayers of those who grieve are considered especially strong, and it is proper to ask them for their help.
You might recall what it's like to be with someone who has grieved deeply. The person has no layer of protection, nothing left to defend. The mystery is looking out through that person's eyes. For the time being, he or she has accepted the reality of loss and has stopped clinging to the past or grasping at the future. In the groundless openness of sorrow, there is a wholeness of presence and a deep natural wisdom. — Tara Brach

I'm Lakota Sioux. — Chaske Spencer

I have decided that maybe I want to write when I grow up. I just don't know what I would write. — Stephen Chbosky

But when we live, we believe that we have a right to everything in the universe - that everything is ours to touch. — Maureen Johnson

It's not difficult for me to stay healthy. I like healthy food. — Heidi Klum

An industry that cannot pay its workers a decent living wage has no right to exist. — Fiorello H. La Guardia