The "terror" of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

Love may precede respect but it cannot survive the loss of it.

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

When you sit with people and you can hear what they're hearing, that's quite interesting.

Babies cannot eat meat but some adults like milk.

The nourishment of Cezanne's awkward apples is in the tenderness and alertness they awaken inside us.

People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

All that you think is rain is not. Behind the veil angels sometimes weep.

I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.

Expect the Best, Expect Divine Guidance, Expect your Fortunes to Change, Expect a Miracle!