He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.

Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to have a friend and to be true under any and all trials is the mark of a man!

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.

But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!

Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone.

There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.

Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and no one sought to impoverish or enslave his neighbor?

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.

In the life of the Indian there is only one inevitable duty-the duty of prayer-the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. Our daily devotions were more necessary to us than daily food.

The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church.

Silence is the cornerstone of character.

Sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zones. We have to break the rules. And we have to discover the sensuality of fear. We need to face it, challenge it, dance with it.

Beware what you wish for, unless you have the grace to hope that your luck can be shared.

Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement.

Good literature makes your head throb heartlike

I spend a lot of time near water.

Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must be done.

I'm not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We're not ready right now.

To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.

Experience is an asset of which no worker can be cheated, no matter how selfish or greedy his immediate employer may be.

A wait-and-see policy may mean waiting until it is too late.