I once met a man who said he had visited every exotic place from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall, but when I questioned him closely I discovered he hadn't seen the songbirds in his own backyard.

In due course we arrive, if wit can be said that we ever fully arrive. The truth is there are destinations beyond destinations and do the confirmed sailor goes on tacking forever.

I have a task that is greater than all the labors assigned to Hercules. It demands that I live in the richness of this moment because that is all I have or will ever know.

I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.

I learned that the interior of life was as rewarding as the exterior of life, and that my richest moments occurred when I was absolutely still.

The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into the landscape, lacking the will to act for themselves.

I want to be able to love you, more than I fear losing you, and I don’t know how.

Socialism is an insurance policy bought by all the members of a national economy to shield them from risk. But the result is to shield them from knowledge of the real dangers and opportunities.

We are in a crisis today because the practical consensus between the left and the right, linking economic efficiency with social protection, has broken down

If you want to feel good, be rational.

You start to live when a moment feels like a lifetime

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War.

Drinking spirits cannot cause spiritual damage.

Never let your fiend off his leash unless there's lots of room to run (and no people around).

After you get a season under your belt, you learn a lot of lessons. It's a much bigger challenge, logistically, in terms of production.

Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bullshit before.