Wilma Mankiller Quotes

We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.

Racism has a very quick expiration date when exposed to actual contact with people.

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.

You must look into people as well as at them.

Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you.

People will always look different from each other in ways we can't control. What we can control is what we allow ourselves to make of those differences.

A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy.

Never assume you know where someone else is coming from.

Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries.

For me, living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings. Talk to them. Feel with them.

Because every single one of us has something to say to the others, something that deserves to be celebrated or forgiven by others

Why should I hate someone on the basis of their religion, when I can take a little time to get to know them and hate them for a myriad of real reasons.

Let's stop being so damn judgemental & crucifying everyone who doesn't fit into our boxed-in perceptions of what is right.

In theory we understand people, but in practice we can't put up with them, I thought, deal with them for the most part reluctantly and always treat them from our point of view. We should observe and treat people not from our point of view but from all angles, I thought, associate with them in such a way that we can say we associate with them so to speak in a completely unbiased way, which however isn't possible, since we actually are always biased against everybody.

I've told you before. You shouldn't judge people based on appearances and your preconceptions.

Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.

Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else's point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.

On this platform of peace, we can create a language to translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other.

Wouldn't he know without being asked?' said Polly. 'I've no doubt he would,' said the Horse (still with his mouth full). 'But I've a sort of an idea he likes to be asked.

The voice of life in me cannot reach the ear of life in you; but let us talk that we may not feel lonely.

That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it.

Communication is not saying something; communication is being heard.

Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of the other person's viewpoint.

The living tongue that tells the word, the living ear that hears it, bind and bond us in the communion we long for in the silence of our inner solitude.