Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.

Take care how you place your moccasins upon the Earth, step with care, for the faces of the future generations are looking up from the Earth waiting their turn for life.

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not.

Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.

Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved by strong Indian women before me.

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

It is difficult to create a budget for life when we all cash out the same. Corpses have no currency." -The Years Before My Suicide

Energy out of control is dangerous

As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.

The Middle Ages burned its heretics and the modern age threatens them with atom bombs.

You can't chemical your way out of soil infertility

I've had to realize I need to distance myself a bit from relying on the feedback. I think it's wonderful but can also be poison. You don't want to buy into it too much.

They scream, they cry, they love, they support, they defend, they listen. My fans are everything.

I have chosen the positive approach - instead of stressing the bad things which I am against, I stress the good things which I am for.

Imagine the wisdom to be passed down from the classical Buddhist texts.

I can't think of a comparable level of cultural excitement about something since Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in the 1960s.