I wish I knew where I was going. Doomed to be carried of the spirit into the wilderness, I suppose. I wish I could be more moderate in my desires, but I cannot, and so there is no rest.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

The grand show is eternal It is always sunrise somewhere

I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls.

The only French word I know is oui, which means “yes, ” and only recently did I learn it’s spelled o-​u-​i and not w-​e-​e.

Keeping busy is the hardest part. When I find myself still, clear of thoughts, I can still feel you holding me.

My capacity for having a good time exists. It surfaces, however, on odd occasions.

There's a vintage which comes with age and experience.

I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.

What is a good man? A teacher of a bad man. What is a bad man? A good man's charge?

You just believe in positive thinking. And you can do a lot more with the body than you think you can.

You have to make shots. That's the bottom line.

If you're not uncomfortable on a daily basis, you're not making much progress.

I feel like Ive been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood.