My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.

You don’t always win, but every time you lose, you get better.

The environment is in us, not outside of us. The trees are our lungs, the rivers our bloodstream. We are all interconnected, and what you do to the environment ultimately you do to yourself.

There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.

True statement: Live it, love it, leave the wold better off than when you got here.

I grew up as a country boy.

We're made up of energy, so who's to say you can't transmit through electrical means? If you could transmit yourself wirelessly, then it's Armageddon pretty much.

I appreciate the response and the support of fans, of people who actually don't mind watching me on screen... I just don't ever want to jeopardize that.

Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.

I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.

A thought for today: 'People change and forget to tell each other.'

When it comes to anniversaries, the publishing industry usually resembles distant relatives, readiest with gifts that are redundant or farcical.

Everything thing I have ever achieved in life I have accomplished on my own – I've earned it - even the bad stuff.

I once overheard someone telling someone else "Don't confuse kindness with something else." Even though this was not directed at me, I took heed and never hedged my bets.

the cemetery is the home of those who are not here, come in.

The existence of any method, standard, custom or practice is no reason for its continuance when a better is offered.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Her coming was my hope each day, Her parting was my pain; The chance that did her steps delay Was ice in every vein.

Get the hell off the Beach in Asbury Park and get out. You're done. It's 4:30 PM. You've maximized your tan. Get off the beach. Get in you cars and get out of those areas.

John Kerry met with Ralph Nader last week. Both sides of every issue were discussed. And then, Nader spoke.

For my daughter, it's going to mean something special that Hillary Clinton accepts the nomination, and I wanted to make sure that she sees that.