The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

Barring love I'll take my life in large doses alone--rivers, forests, fish, grouse, mountains. Dogs.

The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends.

In a life properly lived, you're a river.

Beware, O wanderer, the road is walking too.

Death steals everything except our stories.

Fishing makes us less the hostages to the horrors of making a living.

I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.

Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That's the main content. The biggest thing in people's lives is their loves and dreams and visions, you know.

Always do what you're afraid to do"-Robert F. Kennedy

Some books mirror reality while others are entirely fantasy. My favorite are those that manage to weave both into a world.

An original thought would crack your feeble skull like a thunderbolt, you craven vulture.

If you purchased the latest Joss Stone CD, what you're saying is that you're an employee of VH1.

Songwriting as an art is a bit archaic now. Just writing a song is not good enough.

I was just endorsed by ICE. They've never endorsed anybody before on immigration. I was just endorsed by ICE. I was just recently endorsed - 16,500 Border Patrol agents.

Right now I'm reading every fashion magazine I can find. As a shoe designer, I feel it's my responsibility to learn as much as I can about the business, past and present.

Going to war is an easy decision.

The real reason for health claims is well established: health claims sell food products.

Pessimists beat their heads against walls, while optimists open doors.