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

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.

Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don't. My answer was to step up and lead.

It should be remembered that hundreds of people of African ancestry also walked the Trail of Tears with the Cherokee during the forced removal of 1838-1839. Although we know about the terrible human suffering of our native people and the members of other tribes during the removal, we rarely hear of those black people who also suffered.

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along.

I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them

America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.