Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself. Alice Walker on happiness
All History is current all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world. Alice Walker on history
I'm not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself - then they get to say 'See, you did it yourself.' Alice Walker on history
Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home. Alice Walker on home
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. Alice Walker on men
Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. Alice Walker on mom
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names. Alice Walker on mom
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. Alice Walker on money
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. Alice Walker on money
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. Alice Walker on money
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. Alice Walker on nature
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. Alice Walker on nature
Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom. Alice Walker on patience
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker on power
Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be. Alice Walker on power
Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. Alice Walker on power
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. Alice Walker on power
I'm sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power. Alice Walker on power
I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it that's my religion. Alice Walker on religion
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. Alice Walker on religion