Alice Walker

I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some of the terrorists had been. ↗

— Alice Walker

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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. ↗

— Alice Walker

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Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. ↗

— Alice Walker

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Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week. ↗

— Alice Walker

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'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding. ↗

— Alice Walker

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For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged. ↗

— Alice Walker

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Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister. ↗

— Alice Walker

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In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. ↗

— Alice Walker

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In search of my mother's garden, I found my own. ↗

— Alice Walker

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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

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