We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier. Alice Walker childearlynonviolence Change image and share on social
People have so many hang-ups about how other people live their lives. People always want to keep you in a little box, or they need to label you and fix you in time and location. Alice Walker boxfixhang Change image and share on social
Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it, also. Alice Walker howardirreverentlove Change image and share on social
Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you're getting so many different points of view and directions and so and so, how to do this and do that. And a lot of it is written in a language that honestly most people cannot understand. Alice Walker confusedirectionhonestly share on social
My parents were both storytellers. They always spoke with metaphorical richness. Alice Walker metaphoricalparentrichness Change image and share on social
I've always felt quite singular, even as a child. That I must stay on track to keep my purpose. Alice Walker childfelthave Change image and share on social
Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. Alice Walker flawedgiftgreat Change image and share on social
I see children, all children, as humanity's most precious resource, because it will be to them that the care of the planet will always be left. Alice Walker carechildhumanity Change image and share on social
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 animalblackcreate Change image and share on social
I met Howard Zinn in 1961, my first year at Spelman College in Atlanta. He was the tall, rangy, good-looking professor that many of the girls at Spelman swooned over. Alice Walker atlantacollegegirl Change image and share on social
