There has never been an 'original' sin: each is quite banal.

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.

I guess it's funny how life turns out?" she tried. "Not last I checked, " Errol said with a snort.

The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.

I think musicians are perfect at knowing how to get the best out of other musicians. I can really relate to that communion.

In the face of anger, the best response is a burst of tenderness.

I live in my dreams — that's what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference.

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

David Jolly is the only Republican I could find who's really saying Donald Trump, you're out, forget it, this is unacceptable, this is beyond the pale.

The first undressing of two lovers is a most special event.

Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.