Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Luther Standing Bear

Quote by Luther Standing Bear

Work

My Indian Boyhood

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Luther Standing Bear
Luther Standing Bear

Luther Standing Bear was an influential American author in Native American literature. Born into the Oglala Lakota tribe, his life and writings often reflected the struggles and resilience of his people. He passed away in February 1939. more

You May Also Like

“My fairytale was full of witches, pixies, pirates, dementors, princesses, clowns, true love, betrayal, battles and kings. Yet, I stood on the edge of never and with the bravery of a queen I could see across forever....and I whisphered to the wind, "Morals of great stories didn’t live in kindness. They bloomed from the ashes of who you were to where you were meant to be."”

WholeCourageBraveryQueen ElizabethJoan Of ArcMaleficentOne PersonTsloama
Author:Shannon L. Alder
Create image

“Now all these virtues mean one thing, and that is bravery. A Sioux boy was taught to be brave always. It was not sufficient to be brave enough to go to war. He must be brave enough to make personal sacrifices and to think little of personal gain. To be brave was the supreme test of a Sioux boy, and this bravery might receive a greater test in times of peace than in times of war.”

WarPeaceCourageBraveryPersonal Sacrifice
Book:My Indian Boyhood
Create image

“Olive was way beyond hearing anything, but her chin was set and she was determined to help the pilot so that he would not be too afraid before they hit the earth. She smiled and nodded again. At the end of each stunt he looked back, and each time she encouraged him. Afterward he said over and over, "She's the goddamest woman I ever saw. I tore up the rule book and she wanted more. Good Christ, what a pilot she would have made!”

ComedyBraveryMisunderstanding
Book:East of Eden
Create image

“He penned a letter to the Company in London, a letter whose unfailing spirit would become legendary among the sailors of the East India Company. 'I cannot tell where you should looke for me.' he wrote, 'because I live at the devotion of the winds and seas.' (Written by/about Captain James Lancaster, on the ship Red Dragon, during a terrible storm, 1603)”

CourageBraveryExplorersSailorsSpice IslandsJames Lancaster
Book:Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
Create image