A mountain man tries to live with the country instead of against it.

You can't fight the desert... you have to ride with it.

When I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it.

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.

SO the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, "Loneliness is the ultimate poverty"

Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them.

I firmly believe that if your environment works for you and your family, it translates into a better life.

What you seek, you already are.

True poetry is a function of awakening. It awakens us, but it must retain the memory of previous dreams.

She's sensitive, too. Takes to hurt the way water takes to paper.

My conscience is captive to the Word of God

He only wished to fight and cultivate an anger toward me, thus alleviating his guilt, but I would not abet him in this.

Unless I have been sorely misinformed, supermodels are powerless to resist a man with illuminated doorsills.

I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best.