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Top 13 Wilma Mankiller Quotes in 2020

By: Quotes Guru | Last Updated: June 19, 2020

“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we’re going. And get the job done.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“Everybody is sitting around saying, ‘Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.’ That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“I don’t think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“Growth is a painful process.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“I’ve run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they’d like to be chief. There’s been a change in the limits people see.”

― Wilma Mankiller

“America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.”

― Wilma Mankiller

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