Kayapó Quotes

“Imagine! I’d dreamed of Colonel Fawcett and the Xavante tribe or the Kayapó – this was like pre-destiny.”
― Gordon Roddick

“Living in a Kayapó village is a magical experience.”
― Gordon Roddick

“My view at the time was that we needed to have a relatively easy process in which the Indians could be fully involved and would be a high-volume range in The Body Shop’s ‘Trade Not Aid’ bracket.”
― Gordon Roddick

“I loved the Kayapó language, a language group called 'Ji'. Their word for no was ‘kati’, and yes was ‘na’.”
― Gordon Roddick

“Kayapó women – always in pairs or more. If you asked for their name – their friend would always reply to voice her name.”
― Gordon Roddick

“Kayapó. In muddy villages, everyone is smiling everywhere all the time, very kind, very unpretentious.”
― Gordon Roddick