Sitting Bull

"The honor of a warrior is his most precious possession."

"We will remember this day forever."

"The wisdom of the ancients is lost if we do not teach our children."

"A man's word is his bond; it must be kept."

"We stand together for our people and our land."

"The Great Spirit watches over all His creation."

"I am here, and I am not going away."

"A warrior's greatest strength is not in the sword, but in the wisdom to know when not to draw it."

"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites one family."

"When a man lies about little things, he will lie about big things too."

"I wish it to be remembered that I was the last to surrender my rifle."

"The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it."

"Inside of this exterior form, we are spirits."

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

"A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass."

"The Great Spirit is in all things: in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother."

"I am a man. I see the sun now, and it will be with you always. The day has been pleasant."

"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!"

"Warriors are not made by training. They are created by the fire in their heart and the steel in their spirit."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"A chief is he who gives more than he receives."

"Whatever passes into the spirit is eternal."

"We did not ask for this war. We did not want to fight. But we will not be slaves."

"The life my people want is a life of freedom."

"I have carried the blood of my ancestors on my back since I was born."

"When your heart is strong and pure, your enemy cannot defeat you."

"The poor man serves in the army and dies to make others rich."

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

"It is wrong for any man to take the land of another people."

"The soldier who runs away lives to fight another day."