I do not like violence, but ours is a violent time, and there are some men who understand nothing else.

You can't fight the desert... you have to ride with it.

When I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it.

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.

Your life isn't behind you

You sound like you're mentally deficient. And possibly Chinese.

By the time the clever reaches the clouds, the genius is already on the stars.

What’s that about? Love must be more about power than we think, if even in its most intimate moment of expression we think about not being the one who risks the most.

Several people have told me that my inability to suffer fools gladly is one of my main weaknesses.

Terrorist organizations with specific political agendas may be encouraged and emboldened by Yasser Arafat's transformation from outlaw to statesman.

Thinking I'm a moron gives people something to feel smug about," Charles Wallace said. "Why should I disillusion them?

We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege.

I shoved on a dressing-gown, and flew downstairs like a mighty, rushing wind.

I've wanted to not play as much. I would like to just sing now. Even though I don't think I'm a great singer, I wouldn't mind just - not being a frontman, per se, but singing and not playing.