Quotes by Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they’d like to be chief. There’s been a change in the limits people see.

Careers

Girl

People

A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, national news agencies requesting interviews sometimes asked if they could film a tribal dance or if I would wear traditional tribal clothing for the interview. I doubt they asked the president of the United States to dress like a pilgrim for an interview.

Agency

Believe

Years

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.

Government

Native American

Race

Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it – and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.

Inspirational

Native American

Running

Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don’t. My answer was to step up and lead.

Answers

Step Up

Steps

Friends describe me as someone who likes to sing and dance along the edge of the roof. I try to encourage young women to be willing to take risks, to stand up for the things they believe in, and to step up and accept the challenge of serving in leadership roles.

Believe

Challenges

Risk

Growth is a painful process. If we’re ever going to collectively begin to grapple with the problems that we have collectively, we’re going to have to move back the veil and deal with each other on a more human level.

Growth

Moving

Veils

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

Acceptance

Remembered

Want

I’ve run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

Discrimination

Indian

Running

If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not.

Able

Fool

Passing By

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Adversity

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America

Answers

Balance

Believe

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Careers

Challenges

Character

Children

Community

Discrimination

Diversity

Environmental

Fool

Girl

Government

Growing Up

Growth

Indian

Inspirational

Moving

Native American

Ordinary

Our Children

Passing By

People

Race

Remembered

Responsible

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Roles

Running

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Steps

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Women

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Quotes by Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they’d like to be chief. There’s been a change in the limits people see.

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.

Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it – and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.

Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don’t. My answer was to step up and lead.

Friends describe me as someone who likes to sing and dance along the edge of the roof. I try to encourage young women to be willing to take risks, to stand up for the things they believe in, and to step up and accept the challenge of serving in leadership roles.

Growth is a painful process. If we’re ever going to collectively begin to grapple with the problems that we have collectively, we’re going to have to move back the veil and deal with each other on a more human level.

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

I’ve run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not.

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