We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.

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.

Why can't people just love each other and be happy?

We fell in love and heard thousands of words in every silence between us. Then we fell apart and heard only silence in thousands of words we spoke to each other.

I know that feeling when your heart repels your body, not new for me.

When I die, I will not see myself die, for the first time.

Better to live a day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep

Philosophy may describe unreasoning, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

We don't appreciate the value of humor sometimes.

Adults ask questions as a child does. When you stop wondering, you might as well put your rocker on the front porch and call it a day.

Whatever you're ready for is ready for you.

I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.