I grow aware of various forms of man and of myself. I am form and I am formless, I am life and I am matter, mortal and immortal. I am one and many -- myself and humanity in flux.

If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Life without risks is not worth living.

Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance.

Isn't it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most?

Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see .

I would rather live one day in Maui than one month in New York.

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes.

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.

I needed to stop hiding: I was raped. It was time to honestly be exactly who I was. I saw—the shame wasn't mine, it was his, and I could stop misrepresenting myself, and I could accept myself.

Too much emotion is like none at all.

One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.

I like the fact that there is challenge.

Always give your customer something.

Who has passed by the fates of disillusion has died twice.

Some bosses believe they can't afford to employ someone legitimately - so they employ them illegally.

Charity and devotion differ no more, the one from the other, than the flame from the fire.

We passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it.

Never before have self-suffiency and education been so important, and they are virtually inseparable from survival.