Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

You can't fight the desert... you have to ride with it.

When I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it.

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

You can change friends but not neighbours.

As long as I can make that audience one thing, one unit, then I'm okay with it. But, sometimes, the bigger the audience, the weirder it gets.

The song and the land are one.

What else is death but the refusal any longer to grow and suffer change?

I used to drum on the table at school. I think a handful of my school reports say that they thought I might have some kind of ADD.

When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.

A price is something you get. A cost is something you lose.

It is terrible to see someone being beaten up by the English language.

A person who knows who they are is not threatened by the beliefs of others.