There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.

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.

We encounter great souls by reading great books.

For a control freak, love and the desire to control others are synonymous. Once they lose control over the object of their desire, hostility takes over in full force.

Experience is by industry achiev'd, And perfected by the swift course of time.

I try to eat fruit and veggies and meat and all the different categories and have a well rounded diet.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

sometimes I hate you," she said.

I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.

Jesus did not help just the sick who could afford to pay for it.

What's happening in Russia is devoid of autobiographical interest for me. Maybe it's egocentric. Whatever it is, feel free to use it.

Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts.