I did for the fun of it

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.

Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.

No borders, just horizons - only freedom.

When a great adventure is offered, you don't refuse it.

...people don’t take trips—trips take people.

Let's make progress justice a process, not an afterthought

I didn’t intend the book as anything therapeutic and I don't think that’s a novel’s goal or responsibility.

The first Rotarian was the first man to call John the Baptist Jack.

Of all the things God created, I am often most grateful He created laughter.

Stop saying you're not racist because you have a friend that's black. That's like saying you're not a pedophile because you have a friend that's a kid.

Creativity is not a solitary process. It happens within networks... when talented people get together, when idea systems and mentalities merge.

I use a pick in my hair without force. You use a lawn mower-you got peat moss.

A genuine odyssey is not about piling up experiences. It is a deeply felt, risky, unpredictable tour of the soul.

But in this country it is necessary, now and then, to put one admiral to death in order to inspire the others to fight.