I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.

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.

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

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.

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.

Rationality and common sense never goes out of fashion.

The distance you walk on water depends on how great your faith is.

life is really generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend

People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of compulsory constituent.

In response to the question, 'How do you know when you're finished?' Pollock replied, 'How do you know when you're finished making love?

The memory fades, and I’m left hanging on to the ghosts of his words.

As elite attitudes towards public education over time illustrate, simple formulas are far from adequate. There are conflicting tendencies.

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on Simplicity.

Religions are like pills, which must be swallowed whole without chewing.