The happiest people I've ever met, regardless of their profession, their social standing, or their economic status, are people that are fully engaged in the world around them. The most fulfilled people are the ones who get up every morning and stand for something larger than themselves. They are the people who care about others, who will extend a helping hand to someone in need or will speak up about an injustice when they see it.

We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.

People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones.

Look forward. Turn what has been done into a better path.

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a change in the limits people see.

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.

Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.