Geronimo

"An oath taken before witnesses must be kept, or all trust is lost."

"The young Apache should learn to listen more and speak less."

"My life has been one long struggle against those who would erase my people from the earth."

"But I have never regretted living by my principles, no matter the cost."

"The Apache teaches his children to be strong, to be true, and to be free."

"When a man has nothing left but his name, he must guard it more carefully than any treasure."

"I have walked many trails in my life, and each one has made me who I am."

"The Great Spirit watches all our actions and judges us by our hearts, not our words."

"We are poor in money but rich in spirit; that is the true measure of a people."

"I do not fear the future, for the Apache have always survived the impossible."

"The land remembers every footstep upon it and every tear shed for it."

"An Apache must always be ready to defend what is his, or he deserves to lose it."

"We have learned from our enemies, but we have not become like them."

"The white man's laws are many, but they do not teach a man to be good."

"My people are scattered now, but the seed remains, and from it will grow a new tree."

"I have seen much sadness in my life, but I have also seen great beauty and great love."

"The Apache woman is the heart of the family, and the family is the heart of the people."

"A man who abandons his family for any reason is no man at all."

"We are taught from childhood that we must always tell the truth, no matter the consequences."

"The Apache do not worship many gods; we worship the one Great Spirit who made all things."

"I have always believed that a man's word is his bond, more valuable than any written contract."

"The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend; he is simply another potential enemy."

"We fight for our freedom because freedom is the only thing that makes life worth living."

"When I am gone, I hope my people will remember not my wars, but my love for them."

"The Apache have learned to survive in a harsh land by being strong and clever."

"But we have also learned that strength without compassion is merely cruelty."

"A young man should choose his path carefully, for once chosen, he must walk it to the end."

"The Great Spirit gave us this land, and we are its guardians, not its owners."

"We have made mistakes, but we have always learned from them and moved forward."

"The Apache way is not the way of surrender or forgetting; it is the way of remembering and enduring."