All WILMA MANKILLER Quotes about “Adversity”

“Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever Iâ€™m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.”
“My ability to survive personal crises is really a mark of the character of my people. Individually and collectively, we must react with a tenacity that allows us again and again to bounce back from adversity.”
“Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.”
“We are a revitalized tribe. After every major upheaval, we have been able to gather together as a people to rebuild a community and a government. Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward. We are able to do that because our culture, though certainly diminished, has sustained us since time inmemorial. This Cherokee culture is a well-kept secret.”

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