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

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

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

Women in leadership roles can help restore balance and wholeness to our communities.

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

Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.

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

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

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.

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

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

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

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

Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.

Growth is a painful process.

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

Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved by strong Indian women before me.