13+ John Fire Lame Deer Quotes On Death, Visions

If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of the green frog skin, by people who are mindful of their own self, forgetting about the wants of others. — John Fire Lame Deer

We have a new joke on the reservation: 'What is cultural deprivation?' Answer: 'Being an upper-middle class white kid living in a split-level suburban home with a color TV.' — John Fire Lame Deer

Our beliefs are rooted deep in our earth, no matter what you have done to it and how much of it you have paved over. And if you leave all that concrete unwatched for a year or two, our plants, the native Indian plants, will pierce that concrete and push up through it. — John Fire Lame Deer

When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. — John Fire Lame Deer

You can pray for whatever you want, but it is always best to pray for others, not for yourself. — John Fire Lame Deer

Love is something that you can leave behind you when you die. It's that powerful. — John Fire Lame Deer

We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different. — John Fire Lame Deer

Laughter - that is something very sacred especially for us Indians. — John Fire Lame Deer

Listen to the air. You can hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it. Woniya wakan, the holy air, which renews all by its breath. Woniya wakan, spirit, life, breath, renewal, it means all that. We sit together, don’t touch, but something is there, we feel it between us as a presence. A good way to start thinking about nature is to talk to it, talk to the rivers, to the lakes, to the winds, as to our relatives. — John Fire Lame Deer

Men cannot live without mystery. He has a great need of it. — John Fire Lame Deer

If nature puts a burden on a man by making him different, it also gives him a power. — John Fire Lame Deer

Indians chase the vision, white men chase the dollar. — John Fire Lame Deer

Tell the people not to cry. Tell them to be happy. — John Fire Lame Deer

Life Lessons by John Fire Lame Deer

  1. John Fire Lame Deer's work as a rodeo clown demonstrates the importance of using humor to bring people together and to bridge cultural divides.
  2. His work also shows that art can be used to educate and to share stories of different cultures and experiences.
  3. Lastly, his work highlights the power of storytelling and how it can be used to create understanding and connection between different people.
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