Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.

Our chiefs are killed. . . . The little children are freezing to death. . . . My people have no blankets, no food. . . . My heart is sick and sad. . . . I will fight no more forever.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.

Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.

Instead of hating someone, pray for that person. Don't forget to pray for yourself as well, that you may learn how to let go and forgive.

There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance.

We have been friends together In sunshine and in shade.

Besides, humans aren't prey. They are our natural enemies. They are to be avoided.

The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature.

I attended schools in Seattle through the University of Washington, from which I was graduated in 1931. I spent the next year at Northwestern University.

During an election campaign the air is full of speeches and vice versa.

An emotion occurs when there are certain biological, certain experiential, and certain cognitive states which all occur simultaneously.

My Rich Dad said, 'All of us have the power of choice. I choose to be rich, and I make that choice every day.'

You have to grab life by the throat and squeeze before it grabs you by your neck and breaks it. Own your destiny.