Skip to content

The strength of the poetry as we enter into whatever it is we are entering into, [says Trudell, with a slight grin], will be determined by the clarity of the thinking we put into it.

— John Trudell

Another quote →

Source and credibility

Wikiquote does not flag this quote as disputed or misattributed.

Source: in La Puerta, Taos: The Art of Fetching Sky, p. 180.
Source quality: Precise citation Points to a specific work with a page, chapter, date or similar locator, so you can look it up.

More by John Trudell

The past is more than a memory.

What it Means to be a Human Being" Speech (2001)

Our obligations and loyalty should not be to a government that will not take care of our needs. Our obligations and loyalty should not be to a government that has proven time and time again that it is the enemy of the people unless the people are rich in dollars.

We are Power" speech (1980)

All John Trudell quotes →

More quotes by John Trudell

There are insane people who wish to rule the world. They wish to continue to rule the world on violence and repression, and we are all the victims of that violence and repression.

We are Power" speech (1980)

Every human being is a raindrop. And when enough of the raindrops become clear and coherent they then become the power of the storm.

What it Means to be a Human Being" Speech (2001)

Sometimes when it rains, it's not that simple, when the sky has reasons to cry.

What it Means to be a Human Being" Speech (2001)

I do not care who it is, any child that turns on their mother is living in a terrible, terrible confusion. The earth is our mother. We must take care of the earth.

They are going to become more brutal. They are going to become more oppressive.

We are Power" speech (1980)

All John Trudell quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: John Trudell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.