I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.

I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.

I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures.

While living I want to live well.

The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.

We are vanishing from the earth, yet I cannot think we are useless or else Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.

I will protect my people if I live. For myself I do not fear for I have the word of Usen. Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power against that of Usen?

Since my life as a prisoner has begun I have heard the teachings of the white man's religion, and in many respects believe it to be better than the religion of my fathers

I was born where there were no enclosures.

I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I can go everywhere with a good feeling.

I stop to brace myself against the walls, which are painted with the fingerprints of family.

This is the true joy in life the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap.

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

To prolong doubt was to prolong hope.

Such a closely divided election; Secretary [Hillary] Clinton won the popular votes.Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin - about 112,000 votes separated the two candidates as well.

I read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not.

It was a promise she knew I might not be able to keep. But I made it anyway because I was going to find a way to make it true.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

A foreman in the East wouldn't know how many workers he would have the next day, because part of his working force had left the system to go to West Germany.

My favorite snack would have to be Fritos, no doubt about it. Fritos and mayonnaise. I know. Really healthy, isn't it?