If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.

I learned what every dreaming child needs to know, that no horizon is so far you cannot get above it or beyond it.

If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.

A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

A life has to move or it stagnates. Even this life, I think. Every tomorrow ought not to resemble every yesterday.

A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.

A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand.

That's what makes death so hard--unsatisfied curiosity

There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.

Conformation ... but not much else. Breeding, but too small a heart. You saw it everywhere - in men, in horses, and in women.

I don’t trust the answers or the people who give me the answers. I believe in dirt and bone and flowers and fresh pasta and salsa cruda and red wine. I don’t believe in white wine

Act on your instinct. It is the spirit of your divinity.

True will is wishing backed by power.

Memories are those endless treasures, which we can keep exploring till eternity and bask in their glory like a slow swinging hammock!

I love the stars they always find a way to pull me away.

Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

Somebody once said it's the SOUL that matters

Make sure that your song is fun and catchy. Make sure that you enjoy singing, and drink tea.

Everyone should occasionally break the law in some small and delightful way. It's good for the hygiene of the brain.