Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks they are the summits of ranges.

Noble discontent is the path to heaven.

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

Thought doesn't wrap around awareness. Awareness wraps around thought.

No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way of the world.

AcceptanceThere are things I missthat I shouldn't, and those I don'tthat I should.Sometimes we wantwhat we couldn't—sometimes we lovewho we could.

When I find the guy who torched that forest, I'm going to eat him. And I'm only going to half-cook him first.-Sergeant Schlock

I've put my genius into my life I've only put my talent into my works.

I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.

Even when I haven't had money, I found money to travel. It's a luxury that's a kind of necessity, I think.

Even if you don't understand the language, you can still love the music.

I used to snowboard 30 days a year. Now its down to eight.

She fell into the moody, miserable state of mind which often comes when strong wills have to yield to the inevitable.