Geronimo

"I have lived by the Apache code my entire life, and I have no regrets."

"Every Apache child must learn that his people are greater than any individual."

"The land does not need us, but we need the land; never forget this truth."

"We were becoming like the white men, and we did not like it."

"The first man who loses his temper in a discussion loses the argument."

"I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun."

"Treachery does not run in my blood. I was born a Bedonkohe Apache."

"I have been asked to talk about my people. So I will tell you stories of the Apache."

"The sun rose and painted the sky in colors of gold and crimson, and I knew I would survive."

"A man's word should be as strong as a mountain."

"I cannot think we are useless or God would not have created us."

"The white man has taken our land, our buffalo, and our way. But he cannot take our spirit."

"In my life I have seen much hardship, but I have never surrendered my heart."

"The earth is our mother. We must respect her or face destruction."

"I have fought many battles, but the greatest battle is within oneself."

"To live is to struggle. To struggle is to live."

"The warrior who runs from his shadow runs from himself."

"My people were strong until we forgot who we were."

"The desert teaches patience to those who listen."

"I have seen the future, and it belongs to those who fight for it."

"A man without honor is like a man without a shadow."

"The hunting grounds of my fathers call to me still."

"We are not savages. We are human beings with rights like all others."

"The mountains remember what men forget."

"I would rather die free than live enslaved."

"The path of the warrior is not one of comfort but of purpose."

"My ancestors watch over me, guiding my steps."

"To be Apache is to carry the weight of our history."

"The stars tell stories to those who know how to listen."

"I have loved my people with all my heart, even in exile."