Geronimo

"We are the children of the desert and the mountains."

"I would rather lose everything than my integrity."

"The memories of my people are carved into these rocks."

"We must be cunning as the coyote to survive."

"I have chosen to lay down my weapons for peace."

"My people's tears have watered this land enough."

"A chief must think of his people before himself."

"The hunting grounds of my youth are now forbidden to me."

"I have seen the future and it frightens me."

"We did not come to conquer; we came to live."

"The white man's god seems harsh compared to our spirits."

"I would exchange my freedom for my people's safety."

"My name will be remembered long after I am gone."

"We must learn their language but not forget our own."

"The Apache will never truly be conquered."

"I have fought my last battle for this land."

"My people's strength lies in our unity and our truth."

"The spirits of the dead watch over us always."

"I am a man of my word, let that be my epitaph."

"We have learned that the white man's promises are dust."

"The land remembers those who loved it truly."

"A man must be willing to die for what he believes."

"My heart will always belong to the mountains."

"We were here first and we will be here last."

"I have no regrets for the choices I have made."

"The young must remember the price of freedom."

"I stand before you as a man, not a broken spirit."

"My people's story must not be forgotten or distorted."

"We are bound to this earth as surely as the roots are bound to trees."

"Let it be known that I lived as a free man."