Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

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

If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not.

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

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

Recognizing the good, not just in one's own personal circumstances, but in the world, makes anything possible. When I am asked about the important characteristics of leadership, being of good, positive mind is at the top of my list. If a leader can focus on the meritorious characteristics of other people and try to play to their strengths as well as find value in even the most difficult situation, she can inspire hope and faith in others and motivate them to move forward.

It's like everybody's sitting there and they have some kind of veil over their face, and they look at each other through this veil that makes them see each other through some stereotypical kind of viewpoint. If we're ever gonna collectively begin to grapple with the problems that we have collectively, we're gonna have to move back the veil and deal with each other on a more human level.