Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth. Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.
Chief SeattleYour religion was written on tablets of stone, ours on our hearts. 8. We are part of the earth and the earth is part of us.
Chief SeattleHow can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? ... The end of living and the beginning of survival.
Chief SeattleThere is no quiet place in the white man's cities. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves in spring, or the rustle of an insect's wings. But perhaps it is because I am a savage and do not understand. The clatter only seems to insult the ears.
Chief Seattle