"The white man is like a coyote. He is cunning. He is sneaky. He is a thief."

"I do not know how far the United States army went after myself, and some warriors turned back before we were missed, and I do not care."

"I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me."

"We are now held on Comanche and Kiowa lands, which are not suited to our needs-these lands and this climate are suited to the Indians who originally inhabited this country, of course, but our people a…"

"No guns, no bullets could ever kill me. That was my power... Now my time is over."