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Wilma Quotes & Sayings

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I don't know why I run so fast. I just run. — Wilma Rudolph

The pedestal is immobilizing and subtly insulting whether or not some women yet realize it. We must move up from the pedestal. — Wilma Scott Heide

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you. — Wilma Rudolph

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward. — Wilma Mankiller

I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself. — Wilma Rudolph

I believe in me more than anything in this world. — Wilma Rudolph

Better wear out than rust out. — Wilma Dykeman

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess. — Wilma Mankiller

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. — Wilma Rudolph

If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not. — Wilma Mankiller

Women in leadership roles can help restore balance and wholeness to our communities. — Wilma Mankiller

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever. — Wilma Rudolph

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother. — Wilma Rudolph

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian. — Wilma Mankiller

Look forward. Turn what has been done into a better path. — Wilma Mankiller

I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do. — Wilma Rudolph

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me. — Wilma Rudolph

Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. — Wilma Rudolph

It is tempting to ascribe Katrina, Rita and now Wilma to global warming effects, but I am not sure that would pass statistical muster. — Kerry Emanuel

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

the triumph cant be had without the struggle — Wilma Rudolph

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up. — Wilma Mankiller

My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces. — Wilma Rudolph

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life. — Wilma Rudolph

Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don't. My answer was to step up and lead. — Wilma Mankiller

People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones. — Wilma Mankiller

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

But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals. — Wilma Rudolph

Out of the kitchen, and into the surf. — Wilma Johnson

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. — Wilma Rudolph

Possession and loving are concepts that damn each other. — Wilma Stockenstrom

The hand that rocks the cradle should also rock the boat. — Wilma Scott Heide

I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high. — Wilma Rudolph

Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved by strong Indian women before me. — Wilma Mankiller

America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. — Wilma Mankiller

Growth is a painful process. — Wilma Mankiller

By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything. — Wilma Rudolph

I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide. — Wilma Rudolph

I had to let go of my need to know everything before I moved ahead; I had to learn to function in the mystery. — Wilma Derksen

I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner
every time she ran, I ran. — Wilma Rudolph

Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future. — Wilma Mankiller

I do not refer to myself as a 'housewife' for the reason that I did not marry a house. — Wilma Scott Heide

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