If you haven't written a novel by the time you're forty you never will!
The difference between a white man and an Indian is this- A white man wants to leave money to his children. An Indian wants to leave forests.
Our forests are not for toilet paper. They are worth more standing than cut. That deserves to be defended, not only by native peoples but also by environmentalists.
You've got to get people to believe that change is possible. . . You have to show that you can fight things successfully even if you don't win.
We must keep these waters for wild rice, these trees for maple syrup, our lakes for fish, and our land and aquifers for all of our relatives - whether they have fins, roots, wings, or paws.
The essence of the problem is about consumption, recognizing that a society that consumes one-third of the world's resources is unsustainable. This level of consumption requires constant intervention into other people's lands. That's what's going on.
I’m not a patriot to a flag, I’m a patriot to a land.
Only two things can stop Tiger — injury or a bad marriage.
Only God can provide us with an eternal perspective and speak to us with absolute and final authority.
You have a deeper, wiser, loving self that you can always ask for help.
Each of us is responsible for creating an environment of warmth and consideration for those we love. I have always tried to define a good day not in terms of one in which all things were made right and comfortable for me but rather, as a day in which I have been able to make another's day more loving and special for them. We must treat each other with dignity. Not because we merit it but because we grow best in thoughtfulness.