"In the end, there is no absence of irony: the integrity of what is sacred to Native Americans will be determined by the government that has been responsible for doing everything in its power to destroy Native American cultures."

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Source : Winona LaDuke (2016). “Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming”, p.10, Haymarket Books

Winona LaDuke

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“It was not going to be the end of the world. Just the end of the Cullens. The end of Edward, the end of me. I preferred it that way â€“ the last part anyway. I would not live without Edward again; if he was leaving this world, then I would be right behind him.”
“I celebrate three holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Telluride.”
“I don't approve of censorship. I like the French theatre idea. Put on the play, and if the audience doesn't care for it, or feels offended by it, they rip up the seats.”
“The right to life is not a woman's issue. The Lord is the giver of life and only He can make choices about life. It is always a reward to have life ... only the Lord gives and takes life.”
“You must understand that if you indulge in revenge exclusively, it will come back to you, because those who are revenged upon - even if the whole world believes they deserve it - will in some way express exactly what was expressed towards them. Why perpetuate suffering, no matter how justified it may seem to be, if it only perpetuates suffering in the future for future generations?”
“My repertoire is small, but I can make a pretty tasty pasta sauce from scratch.”

Source : Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com
“If I can convince others that there is a God and that they need to know Him, then I have done my job.”
“Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas - only I don't exactly know what they are!”

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