Native people such as the Cherokees are just as human and complex and real as Americans are, and our nation needs to respect American Indian cultures and traditions.

It is important to understand that there are many different ways of seeing the world and expressing the wisdom of Native belief...No one voice speaks for all voices.

The best teachers have shown me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly - we only think it does.

We need to walk to know sacred places, those around us and those within. We need to walk to remember the songs.

Kill every enemy twice, Wilky said. Better than gettin' shot by a soldier pretending to be dead.

Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.

A story is a burden which must be carried with as much care as we carry a sleeping child

Guilt can make you doubt yourself at the very moment when you need to proceed with certainty.

As long as we can remember them, our families will always be with us.

Knowledge is easy to come by. Understanding what you know takes much longer.

Do we make ourselves into what we become or is it built into our genes, into the fate spun for us by whatever shapes events?

Violence is the great attractor of human history, Dr. Iverson. A force almost as irresistible as gravity.

Action orientation is the mark of the superior executive.

It's not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.

No one thinks Las Vegas is real; it is illusion, but visitors willingly suspend disbelief and pretend.

Improvisation in the jazz sense - like the business sense - is not formless. It is built on a skill set. Jazz, for example, involves selecting a tune.

The parents in the room know that texting is actually the best way to communicate with your kids. It might be the only way to communicate with your kids.

No, I don't want to give my people sticks. I want to give them eyes.

In an abusive relationship - we'll talk about men and women - women are often restrained, by words or out of fear, from leaving. They will tolerate abuse up to and including being put to death.

It's worrying to think more than half the world's population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives.

He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.