The desert sky is encircling, majestic, terrible.

Men are born human. What they must learn is to be an animal. If they learn otherwise it may kill them, and kill life on the planet.

There is a secret person undamaged in every individual.

The natural world is not only a set of constraints but of contexts within which we can more fully realize our dreams.

The human cardiovascular system evolved as part of the physiology of [prehistoric] hunters, who ran for their lives.

Who would want to live in a world that is just not quite fatal?

Man is a distance runner as a consequence of hundreds of thousands of years of chasing antelopes, horses, elephants, wild cattle, and deer.

Men ran after and ate horses for four hundred thousand years. The outcome is more than a love of horse flesh; it is a runner's body.

When men do not run they are likely to die prematurely from dysfunction of the heart and vascular systems or from disabling chronic disease.

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.

I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments, gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith.

I obviously don't feel under pressure to look young, because I have had no Botox or surgery. I don't judge people who choose to have it, but I don't want to erase who I am.

All government is cruel; for nothing is so cruel as impunity.

In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised

I actually think there is hell because we see hell every day.

Don't give me what I ask for, give me what I need.

My first year in L.A. I felt lost in that big city. It's easy to be tumbled around and not figure out where you fit in even when you find your little niche.

Stab me if you can enjoy it - but not if it feels like a duty. Stab me vertically if I'm lying down and horizontally if I'm running

We are all worms. However, I like to think I'm a glow worm