Books are the building blocks of civilization and a people without books are a people without history, a people with no story older than the tales of the oldest man or woman.

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.

Life is mean! Don't lose your humour jacket. You'll really need it.

Adversity is a better educator than the best teacher.

What is the fear inside language? No accident of the body can make it stop burning.

Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ-just like the Master-will be firm in the truth.

You never know what people will choose to be offended by.

Using language like jungle growth isn't the solution to telling a story.

Let us learn to skillfully draw good out of what would otherwise cause us harm.

Young kids out here see what's on TV and feel like they can start rapping. They think rappers are rich and really have their own jets and Bentleys, but in lot of cases that stuff is rented.

We constantly feel stressed, overwhelmed and guilty.It's our own fault if we're unhappy. It means we made a bad decision.

She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?