They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.

Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.

As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.

What treaty have the Sioux made with the white man that we have broken? Not one. What treaty have the white man ever made with us that they have kept? Not one.

It does not take many words to tell the truth

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.

The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!

Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?

Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

Even dirty water has a bath

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!

I cannot tell you who will be accompanying me and why, because that would only make myself more vulnerable. So I will not talk about that.

I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing.

The cat is the only animal which accepts the comforts but rejects the bondage of domesticity.

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.

I keep quite busy, walk 5 miles a day, and have an excellent hairdresser who keeps the gray out of my red hair.

At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.

Mathematics may be a way of developing physically, that is anatomically, new connections in the brain.