Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels.

The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.

These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.

We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.

The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.

They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party.

Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.

Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my men excessively fatigued.

We can't all be bakers or chefs. Many of us have modest ambitions. But we can all buy a piece of the pie.

I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice.

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the life of the movie.

The fact is, we are not islands and we are far more connected than we know

Be a master everywhere and wherever you stand is your true place.

Art to me was a state: it didn't need to be an accomplishment.

Spirituality is impacted not only by remembrance but by diet, stress, sleeping and eating habits among other things. Take care of yourself.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

You're not a failure if you don't make it. You're a success because you tried.