No one has ever described the place where I have just arrived: this is the emotion that makes me want to travel. It is one of the greatest reasons to go anywhere.

Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.

There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can't think of one at the moment.

The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.

I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.

You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back.

You can't save the rhinos and you can't preserve a culture. I'm very pessimistic. Once it's gone, it's over.

All travel is circular. I had been jerked through Asia, making a parabola on one of the planet's hemispheres. After all, the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.

Travel is an attitude, a state of mind. It is not residence, it is motion.

Railways are irresistible bazaars, snaking along perfectly level no matter what the landscape, improving your mood with speed, and never upsetting your drink.

Tibet has a very proud people but it's culturally gone and overrun ever since the Chinese took over. It's like saving the rhino. When a species is endangered, it's gone.

The weather gods are toying with us." - Dr. James Stagg

I think my first big purchase was actually for my mom. She had one of those '90s TVs in her living room that's like a 10x10 brick, so I purchased her a flatscreen for her living room.

Those who have finished by making all others think with them, have usually been those who began by daring to think with themselves.

Love makes you do strange things.

If you truly believe in Jesus, it is for life. Saving faith is a life-long act.

You're the predator right up until you're prey.

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at making mistakes. No human being can avoid failures.

If there's anything to learn from the history of movies, it's that corruption leads to further corruption, not to innocence.

Wake up everyday stronger than yesterday, face your fears and wipe your tears.

Every word or concept, clear as it may seem to be, has only a limited range of applicability.