How casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

When we allow negative messages to fester in our head, they take on a life of their own.

Justice without strength isn't justice at all.

There was no sign of any life, just erratic hints of a faded sun peeking down with sorrow on the dead world it once nourished.

And at some point I would like to talk my publisher into doing an anthology of my poetry alongside some teen readers' poetry. It would be fun, and really wonderful to get their stuff out there.

I am afraid of death. I believe nothing, and therefore like many who believe nothing I must make something, and that something is the meaning which I give my life.

The post-war "publish or perish" tyranny must end. The profession has become obsessed with quantity rather than quality. [...] One brilliant article should outweigh one mediocre book.

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.

The fundamental goal of Buddhism is the realization of the peace and happiness of humankind.

I'm always hunting and prowling. I'm sure Brian [Bath] was exaggerating!

I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.