65 Quotes by Sitting Bull

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.

If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children's mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean.

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.

The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.

Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.

If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.

Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.