Seattle's philosophy seems to be the general consensus of most Native
Americans, past and present, based on what I have heard and read, so
other Native Americans have probably said similar things.
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Well, yeah, but to be honest it sounds like the stereotypical Native
> American philosophy of life (Pocahontas and all that). Like that
> Disney song Colors of the Wind:
>
> http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/classicdisney/colorsofthewind.htm
>
> Maybe the lyrics should be on the EPA website! It's a poem, right?
>
>
> --- In [email protected], Laura <laura_gosling@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Actually, I swiped that off the EPA site, since I'm a
> > contractor there. I get a lot of comments on the Chief
> > Seattle quote, though. Someone who lives in my condo
> > complex told me that he was their hero and it was
> > their dearest wish to just hang and have a beer with
> > him, because he seemed like a cool dude. However, I
> > have no idea if people from Seattle regard him as a
> > local hero (seems like they should, though!).
> >
> > "I would like you to be happy, healthy, and never again bothered by
> telephone sales people--may your luggage always be the first on the
> airport carousel, and may your pets never spontaneously combust."
> > ---Neil Gaiman
> >
> > "An adventure is an inconvenience properly considered"
> >
> > "I want to live, experience the universe, and eat pie."
> >
> > This we know. The Earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the
> Earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites one family.
> Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the sons of the Earth. Man did not
> weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does
> to the web, he does to himself. All things are connected.
> > Attributed to Chief Seattle, 1854
> >
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