We are humiliated by what is powerful and mean, but awed by what is powerful and noble.

Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than moving planes, ships or trains.

The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.

Instead of bringing back 1600 plants, we might return from our journeys with a collection of small unfêted but life-enhancing thoughts.

The study of maps and the perusal of travel books aroused in me a secret fascination that was at times almost irresistible.

A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.

Introspective reflections that might otherwise be liable to stall are helped along by the flow of the landscape...

Yoga is a journey toward your inner core to find your inner bliss.

. . . chasing after words like trying to grab the tails of comets.

If we are to fulfill the promise of this great Nation that everybody in our society has equal access to the law, obviously having the resources to have access to the law is extremely important.

Immortality is a long shot, I admit. But somebody has to be first.

Accidents happen all the time.

Look for where the sky is brightest along the horizon. That reflects the nearest river. Strike out for a river and you will find habitation.

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.

There is only one Steve Jobs, but if you want a shot at being the next Steve Jobs, learn to communicate using stories, demos, and pictures.

My dad was an agent for Met Life. In the '50s, I remember the mortality rate was something like - you had - 58 was the average age. Then it was moved up to 62, and then 65, 68.