"As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.“

-Alice Walker

posted in Best

Alice Walker quote on Best: "As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care..." - Aesthetic Wallpaper & Wisdom

Other Quotes by Alice Walker

Discover more inspiring quotes by Alice Walker

"Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it."

-Alice Walker

DeathView Quote

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

-Alice Walker

PowerView Quote

"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."

-Alice Walker

NatureView Quote

"Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for."

-Alice Walker

"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."

-Alice Walker

FriendshipView Quote

"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

WomenView Quote

Same Category

More quotes in this category

"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."

-Marilyn Monroe

"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you."

-Rita Mae Brown

"The best of us must sometimes eat our words."

-J. K. Rowling

"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter."

-Friedrich Nietzsche

"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."

-Oprah Winfrey

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

-Steve Jobs