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

Quote by Alice Walker

Topics: Appearance Quotes, People Quotes

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole....

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole....

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.

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...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

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

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

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...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

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

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

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...

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

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

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

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and...

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

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

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

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,...