An elder is someone who understands that the world belongs to the dead.

To be wild is not to be crazy or psychotic. True wildness is a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown.

... where a man's wound is, that is where his genius will be.

We did not come to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, Trees that start again.

The door to the soul is unlocked; you do not need to please the doorkeeper, the door in front of you is yours, intended for you, and the doorkeeper obeys when spoken to.

Every part of you that you do not love will regress and become hostile towards you.

We make the path by walking.

It’s all right if you grow your wings on the way down.

There are a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty then they have ever been before, because a lot of their fear is gone.

The beginning of love is a horror of emptiness.

Every noon as the clock hands arrive at twelve, I want to tie the two arms together, And walk out of the bank carrying time in bags.

I feel so trapped, by my ego.

The sole difference between myself and a madman is the fact that I am not mad!

In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football.

Coach (Bear) Bryant wanted to see who was tough in the spring, who he could count on in the fall.

Every one of us lives in a world that is no larger and no smaller than our understanding.

I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits.

When I get it into my head that I want to do something, I do it.

The brain works fast when it thinks it’s about to be cut in half.

Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well

My work was not embraced for many decades. I would have killed myself if getting embraced affected me so much.