Dances with Wolves

"The strangeness of this life cannot be measured: in trying to produce my own death, I was elevated to the status of a living hero."

"[voiceover] It seems every day ends with a miracle here. And whatever God may be, I thank God for this day."

"[voiceover] Many times I'd felt alone, but until this afternoon I'd never felt completely lonely."

"Nothing I have been told about these people is correct. They are not thieves or beggars. They are not the bogeymen they are made out to be. On the contrary, they are polite guests and I enjoy their humor."

"I had never really known who John Dunbar was. Perhaps because the name itself had no meaning. But as I heard my Sioux name being called over and over, I knew for the first time who I really was."

"It was hard to know how to feel. I had never been in a battle like this one. This had not been a fight for territory or riches or to make men free. This battle had no ego. It had been fought to preserve the food stores that would see us through winter, to protect the lives of women and children and loved ones only a few feet away. I felt a pride I had never felt before."

"[to his army captors who are interrogating him, in Lakota] My name is Dances with Wolves. I will not talk to you anymore. You are not worth talking to."

"We will shoot some arrows into the white man. If he truly has medicine, he will not be hurt. If he has no medicine, he will be dead."

"Dances With Wolves. I am Wind In His Hair. Do you see that I am your friend? Can you see that you will always be my friend?"

"[in Lakota, showing Dunbar an old Spanish Conquistador's helmet] The white men who wore this came around the time of my grandfather's grandfather. Eventually we drove them out. Then the Mexicans came. But they do not come here any more. In my own time, the Texans. They have been like all the others. They take without asking. I don't know if we are ready for these people. But I think you are right. I think they will keep coming. When I think of that, I look at this helmet. Our country is all that we have, and we will fight to keep it."

"You are the only white man I have ever known. I have thought about you a lot. More than you think. And I understand your concern. But I think you are wrong. The white man the soldiers are looking for no longer exists. Now there is only a Sioux named Dances With Wolves... Let us smoke a while."

"Somebuddy poked me in my butt...was dat you?"

"Please don't hurt my mules!"

"He He, Put that in your book!"

"I'll bet someone back east is going, 'Now why don't he write?"

"Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered."

"The journey begins this November. Discover it for yourself."

"Lt. John Dunbar is about to discover the frontier...within himself."

"Five hundred years later, Native peoples are still fighting to protect their lands and their rights to exist as distinct political communities and individuals. Most US citizens' knowledge about Indians is inaccurate, distorted, or limited to elementary-school textbooks, cheesy old spaghetti westerns, or more contemporary films like Dances with Wolves or The Last of the Mohicans."

"Kevin Costner - Lt. John J. Dunbar/Dances With Wolves"

"Mary McDonnell - Stands With A Fist"

"Graham Greene - Kicking Bird"

"Rodney A. Grant - Wind In His Hair"

"Floyd Red Crow Westerman - Chief Ten Bears"

"Tantoo Cardinal - Black Shawl"

"Jimmy Herman - Stone Calf"

"Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse - Smiles A Lot"

"Michael Spears - Otter"

"Charles Rocket - Lt. Elgin"

"Robert Pastorelli - Timmons"

"Percy White Plume - Big Warrior"