Sarah Winnemucca Quotes

#1. If women could go into your Congress, I think justice would soon be done to the Indians.

Sarah Winnemucca

#2. The saddest day has gleams of light, The darkest wave hath bright foam beneath it. There twinkles o'er the cloudiest night, Some solitary star to cheer it.

Sarah Winnemucca

#3. Most of teachers have but one object, viz. to draw their salary. I do not think that a teacher should have no salary. But I think they should earn it first and then think of it.

Sarah Winnemucca

#4. Nobody wanted to win more than I did. Nobody !

Eddie Giacomin

#5. When I think of my past life, and the bitter trials I have endured, I can scarcely believe I live, and yet I do; and, with the help of Him who notes the sparrow's fall, I mean to fight for my down-trodden race while life lasts.

Sarah Winnemucca

#6. Nothing is more conspicuous than a farting princess.

Jack Vance

#7. I actually kind of like Janet Reno. She seems like a nice enough lady. But when you're basically going through the entire phone book trying to find women lawyers who don't have maids to pick the attorney general of the United States, how well can you do?

Dave Barry

#8. I have not contended for Democrat, Republican, Protestant or Baptist for an agent. I have worked for freedom, I have laboured to give my race a voice in the affairs of the nation.

Sarah Winnemucca

#9. I think the thing that the American people want is for the divisive debate on health care to stop.

Jacob Lew

#10. Where's all that annoying early-morning cheerfulness you're usually so full of?" "Well, maybe if you hadn't woken me up by dropping a fish on my head,

Erin Hunter

#11. Critics are reprimanded when they get sarcastic. How absurd! Is the torch of criticism supposed to shine without burning?

Franz Grillparzer

#12. Be kind to bad and good, for you don't know your own heart.

Sarah Winnemucca