Bull riding is probably the most dangerous sport in the world in terms of head injuries.

We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.

The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.

We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a time.'

Story is where people go to practice the key skills of human social life.

If you want to burrow a message into a human mind. Work it into a story

Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist the gravity of alternate worlds.

We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard.

We are a species addicted to a stories.

When you spar in boxing, the only thing that gets hurt is your brain. Everything else feels pretty good.

I think the proper attitude toward fighting sports is one of ambivalence. You can be drawn to them, but you should also be repelled by them.

It's sometimes easier to help others rather than helping yourself. The trick is to listen to your "self" as a friend. This may be the simplest change you ever make in life, with the biggest impact.

If the spirit lusts against the flesh, work so that you can gain the victory over the flesh

Fear mediocrity, not failure.

'Are you lost daddy?' I asked tenderly. 'Shut up ' he explained.

It's always good to be working.

Animals are, like us, endangered species on an endangered planet, and we are the ones who are endangering them, it, and ourselves. They are innocent sufferers in a hell of our making.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. I always went to people who knew more than I did.

Everything in our family was always boxing. It was the life my father chose for me.

with courage a human being is safe enough. And without it - he is never for one instant safe!