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

Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Statesman

Futurism, America, Leaders, Thinking

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

Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Statesman

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

"In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people."

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

"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."

"There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history."

"Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along."

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

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

"Growth is a painful process."

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

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