The issue of imitation has always occupied fly fishers, and part of its endless attraction has been the imponderable uncertainty of how much it matters to the fish in the first place.

Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job.

Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish; it is as much an acquaintance with beavers, dippers, and other fishermen as it is the challenge of catching trout.

Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish.

I don't suppose I ever entirely release a fish. I may not eat it, but that does not mean I take nothing from it before I let it go.

When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent.

As the old fisherman remarked after explaining the various ways to attach a frog to a hook, it's all the same to the frog.

Life shouldn't be about the either/or. We're capable of more than that, you know?

...you don't care because you're all that and I'm just an artery in a dress.

Women work as much as men now, if not more. There's a resurgence of dads in the home and moms working.

As far as the Ukraine is concerned, it's a mess. And that's under the Obama's administration, with his strong ties to NATO.

All our contemporary philosophers perhaps without knowing it are looking through eyeglasses that Baruch Spinoza polished. Spinoza was a philosopher who earned his livelihood by grinding lenses.

I'm confident in the American people.

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win.

Because I love the taste of meat I am a reluctant but dedicated vegetarian.

By giving our audience intimate access to the lives of musicians, we hope to raise awareness of the region's beautiful cultural heritage and present a more nuanced portrait of its people.

If you ain't using all the talents God provided you with For the betterment of Man, understand, You ain't nothing but a waste.