Captain Clarke who had gone out yesterday with eighteen men to bring in the meat we had killed the day before, and to continue the hunt, came in at twelve o'clock.

A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort.

As we passed on, it seemed those scenes of visionary enchantment would never have an end.

I am no coward; but I am so strong, so hard to die.

As I have always held it a crime to anticipate evils, I will believe it a good comfortable road until I am compelled to believe differently.

The musquetos continue to infest us in such manner that we can scarcely exist. My dog even howls with the torture he experiences.

The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two porcupines, a fox and a hare.

Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost.

On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory.

The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited by two Indians who gave us an account of the country and people near the Rocky mountains where they had been.

A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully.

I feel infinite.

It is in fact not our dream that makes us happy, but chasing that dream!

If you're going to be working, you might as well work with passion and give it all you've got.

A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out.

No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.

And I used to say, 'I'm black, too.' In other words, I - my whole life I've been called a half-breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that. I take that and stand.

Love is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being.

Forget what it was. Look at what it is.

I look for people who work to solve problems and help colleagues, I sack politicians.

In the midst of all dwells the sun.