Sitting Bull

"Beware of the man who does not talk, and smiles."

"I would like to die, but there is no day set for my death."

"A warrior's heart knows no fear."

"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can create for our children."

"The life of a man is a hard life and full of sorrow."

"We were told that we were made in God's image. If that is so, God must love the sight of blood."

"It is through hardship that man learns to be wise."

"I am a man. I see all these people trying to limit me, a man in the fullness of the stage of his achievement."

"Hunger makes for strange companions."

"The tepee is a true home of the red man."

"Cowards take to their heels, but brave men face danger."

"When a man owns a piece of land, the land owns him."

"A man must make his peace with the earth and sky."

"The soil you see is not ordinary soil - it is the dust of the blood, the flesh, and the bones of our ancestors."

"I wish the white man to know that the Indian is proud and will not beg."

"We want no white men here. The Black Hills belong to us."

"I have lived on the land of my ancestors without bothering anyone."

"The Great Spirit is in all things, all creation speaks of him."

"Silence is the best response to a fool."

"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have."

"The brave man stands firm and does not retreat."

"I will remain what I am until I die, a hunter of the buffalo."

"Every animal knows more than you do."

"I am not going to lay anything in front of your feet."

"Warriors do not fear death, they fear a shameful life."

"The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people."

"I wish to be remembered as a man who sought peace."

"The white man does not understand the Indian for the reason that he does not understand America."

"Let us be patient. Let us have faith. Let us endure."

"A true man never lies."