A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The biggest battle is the war against ignorance.

A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they arent still there, hes no longer a political leader.

But we must not forget that only a very few people are artists in life; that the art of life is the most distinguished and rarest of all the arts.

I owe America more than she has ever owed me.

This crusade to separate church and state is only one expression of my raison d'être. I'm an atheist, but I'm also an anarchist, and a feminist, and an integrationist.

The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.

living in Los Angeles was like being an extra in a movie that was starring other people entirely.

It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.

You can derive everything that is healthy for yourself in the woods.

Amateurs go broke taking large losses, professionals go broke taking small profits.