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

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A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd...

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd...

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

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

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

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

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of...

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of...

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of...

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of...

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

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

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

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

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider...

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider...

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

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

One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful for the...

One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful for the...

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our...

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our...

Growth is a painful process.

Growth is a painful process.

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

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

Don't give up on love, because there is always someone who loves you. Even if...

Don't give up on love, because there is always someone who loves you. Even if...

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equivalent...

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equivalent...

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Don't compare your love story to those you watch in movies. They're written by scriptwriters,...

Don't compare your love story to those you watch in movies. They're written by scriptwriters,...

I might not be where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where...

I might not be where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where...

It's okay to struggle, but it's never okay to give up on yourself.

It's okay to struggle, but it's never okay to give up on yourself.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.