If she were alive today, she would be ashamed of me. I'm trying to change that.

Well, I've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I've led. But I think that's part of leadership.

For there is one thing we must never forget... the majority can never replace the man. And no more than a hundred empty heads make one wise man will an heroic decision arise from a hundred cowards.

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.

I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff. I think it's so cool.

There was no club but the Hells Angels as far as I was concerned.

Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city.

The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.

Louisiana has a heritage of great players that play their high school football within the boundaries of Louisiana.

What fun is life without a bit of showing off?

Clichés remind and reassure us that we're not alone, that others have trod this ground long ago.