It's a fool's life, a rogue's life, and a good life if you keep laughing all the way to the grave.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

A good plan is like a road map: It shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

Perfection can hide a lot of warts.

I knew that the Name was still with him, animating his soul, even as his body failed.

I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.

I'm not big on the Beavers right now, I know David Pollack is big on the Beavers, he's sipping that Beaver juice.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

From the minute I heard music I knew why I was born.

Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it.

I'm a seeker. I'm very much a believer in science. But I do think there are times when science and mysticism intersect.