Chief Seattle Quote by Terri Jean

“Leave nothing but footprints, Take nothing but memories”

— Justin Somper

“History is sacred—like a nature hike. ‘Leave only footprints, take only memories.”

— Rysa Walker

Chief Seattle, of the Indians that inhabited the Seattle area, wrote a wonderful paper that has to do with putting oneself in tune with…

— Joseph Campbell

Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!

— Chief Seattle

“Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but memories, kill nothing but time.”

— Nadine Hays Pisani

“In the history of the world, we have left our footprints by our unique stories.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Take only memories, leave only footprints.

— Chief Seattle

“It was an exciting community, where we lived in Washington. The basic feeling—and I don’t think this is just nostalgia—was one of excitement, of…

— Studs Terkel

“Seattle is for people who love culture, but refuse to sacrifice their wild nature to attain it.”

— Kimberly Kinrade

“I think that's what we all want, in the end. To know that we left footprints when we passed by, however briefly. We want…

— Mike A. Lancaster

“Seattle’s Hooverville Northwest of downtown, in the old Scandinavian neighborhood of Ballard, tugboats belching plumes of black smoke nosed long rafts of logs into…

— Daniel James Brown