Do not write merely to be understood. Write so you cannot possibly be misunderstood.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.

Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.

God is beautiful. His beauty demands a response that is shaped that beauty, and that is art.

My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.

She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn't understand us at all.

You're dealing with the body, and you're dealing with bodily functions. We romanticize everything about people in movies.

And I don't like having my picture taken. I'm almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.

For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves.

Maybe I could just James Bond my way down the cable if I draped the scarf over it, clinging to the ends as my body careened down it to safety-- Careened. What an ugly word that was

Only a socially just country has the right to exist.

I've always been a very lucky guy. A lot of crazy things have happened in my career, but I guess the first big break was when I moved to Mexico City from Chihuahua.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.