Jake, you’re a dern grasshopper, ” Augustus said. “You ride in yesterday talking Montana, and today you’re talking California.

They probably think the sun won't come up unless you're there to allow it.

I sing about life. I am happy, but life is sad.

It was something, what must go through men's mind where women were concerned, to cause them to behave so strangely.

You should marry me", he said. "I will be good to you. I am not like these men. I have manners. You would see how kind I would be. I would never leave you. You could have an easy life.

He liked to get off by himself, a mile or so from camp, and listen to the country, not the men.

It was something he had always done - moved apart, so he could be alone and think things or a little.

He ought to let the past keep its glow and not try to mix it with what he had in the present.

It's funny, leaving a place, ain't it?" he said. "You never do know when you'll get back.

It's just that it's fearsome for a man to have a woman start thinking right in front of him. It always leads to trouble.

The crimes the law can understand are not the worst crimes.

I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.

There's no such thing as having something to fall back on in life, there's passion, talent, skills, compassion and purpose. Choice is a prerequisite

Runnin's not a bad thing, sir, so long as you're runnin' towards somethin' good.

Charming. We're going to be murdered in our beds.

Massage therapy has been shown to relieve depression, especially in people who have chronic fatigue syndrome; other studies also suggest benefit for other populations.

There's nothing like beauty of heart as it makes everything look beautiful.

For all that "I was lost, I am found," it is probably more accurate to say, "I was really lost, I'm a little less so at the moment.

Do the Clam, do the Clam, grab your barefoot baby by the hand.

Relativity propped it up, at least gave it the illusion of being there…the way all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted.

You are not paid to work hard. In fact, you are not paid for effort at all. You are paid for results. It's not what you do; it's what you get done.