Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

Quote by Alice Walker

Topics: Alice Walker Quotes

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one's people that...

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one's people that...

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress,...

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress,...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

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

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

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get...

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get...

It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become...

It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become...

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

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

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

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

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

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.