I try to avoid giving advice. The only advice I will give is to pay attention. I don't mean to the screen in your hand. I'm talking about the natural world. I spent a lot of time educating my children about nature by putting them in nature. I said, "I want you to listen; I want you to look." There's so much technology coming into our lives that takes us away from the natural stuff, so I'm pushing the other way.

In 1973, I was shown a graphic of how dependent the United States was on nonrenewable resources like oil and coal and that little was being done to change that. It seemed irrefutable that we needed a change in direction or we'd be paying a huge price down the road. That's when I made a commitment to become a political activist.

I used to feel competitive about a career, but now the only things I'm really passionate about are my family, the environment and Indians.

People have been so busy relating to how I look, it's a miracle I didn't become a self-conscious blob of protoplasm.

I didn’t want the attacks to affect me. I don’t believe you should be led by fear.

Now is not the time to repudiate environmental balance, but rather it is the time for all of us to work together - politician, advocate, rancher, scientist, and citizen. Only by doing this will the United States move forward and be a leader in environmental issues and ensure sustainability to our delicate ecosystem.

People are becoming more and more aware of how the dominance of development and business is altering their lives and, in particular, their own heritage.