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

Quote by Alice Walker

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Pacifism Quotes

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

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'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

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

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

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

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...

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...

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...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

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...

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

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.

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

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...

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

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...

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of...

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of...