What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.

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.

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.

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?

For when all else is done, on­ly words re­main. Words en­dure.

Without a constant misuse of language there cannot be any discovery, any progress

People do incredibly stupid things when they are frightened

There is no wisdom but that which is founded on the fear of God, which Solomon also declares to be the chief part of wisdom.

I was always told to avoid being famous just for being famous. That's something that has always stuck in my mind. I like to work. It helps if you like what you do.

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy.

It is a dangerous notion that we need a government to protect us from ourselves.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called "Love for Sale," and that was my first role in any film.

The true artist can only labor con amore.