His bondage had softened him. Irresponsibility had weakened him. He had forgotten how to shift for himself. The night yawned about him.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

It is so much easier to live placidly and complacently. Of course, to live placidly and complacently is not to live at all.

The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.

There's only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappoint­ment s.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.

I have a brother who has been overseas for two tours. I've been very fortunate that he has come home safely. Whether or not you support the war, always support our soldiers.

When you do something "selflish" you'll feel constricted and restricted. You won't be happy.

If you carry the weather with you, then character is determined by the prevailing wind

If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.

Every dog has his day.

Whoever sets the agenda controls the outcome of the debate

It's the procedures in and for themselves that interest me. The picture isn't really necessary.

Failure instructs, failure improves. Failure shouldn't deter you.

Beauty is a fact, and it can change with time. Something ugly in the morning can become beautiful in the evening.