Love is a moment of stillness that sometimes a word can shatter to pieces. Or love can be a thing that endures, a rich, deep current flowing unending through the years.

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.

It's sometimes easier to help others rather than helping yourself. The trick is to listen to your "self" as a friend. This may be the simplest change you ever make in life, with the biggest impact.

What could possibly go wrong with faking love with a stranger on national TV?

I had always been a reader and a skeptic, so when I was old enough to break away from organized religion, it just came naturally.

Having it all means having the same work and family choices that men do. It doesn't mean having everything that you want. No one has that.

What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?

I've had a splendid time," she concluded happily, "and I feel that it marks an epoch in my life. But the best of it all was the coming home.

As long as you're getting along, it's nice to work with someone you know well.

He who wishes for goods will never have devotion.

In fact I thought life was pretty much a losing proposition, and I didn't mind saying so.

Curiosity needs food as much as any of us, and dies soon if denied it.