Quotes about "Indigenous Wisdom"

In many ways, the South can be very traditional and confining. And what is interesting to me is how women find their way around it. Those obstacles create an amazing sense of humor, of fun, and, ultimately, of integrity. The fiercest and savviest women I have ever known are the women I grew up with. ”

We all share some commonalities with the states we come from and where we come from on the political spectrum. There's a lot of work to be done to make sure we continue to have strong advocacy for these values that we find in the heartland, in red and rural states. ”

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. ”

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. ”

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. ”

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge. ”

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. ”

There are those who would draw a sharp line between power politics and a principled foreign policy based on values. This polarized view - you are either a realist or devoted to norms and values - may be just fine in academic debate, but it is a disaster for American foreign policy. American values are universal. ”

Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear is that we can't continue to have the kind of defiance of the United Nations, the defiance of the international community that we've had. ”

Let me let you in on a little secret. There is no such thing as an international community. There are self-maximizing, self-interested states that will push their interests as far as possible. ”