What a man wants to do he generally can do, if he wants to badly enough.

You can't fight the desert... you have to ride with it.

When I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it.

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.

Hold tight to what is most yourself, Don't squander it, don't let your lifeBe governed by what disturbs you.

In the sympathy of Christ we find a sustaining power.

New York restaurants are about selling atmospheres.

Relax, enjoy yourself. Have another drink. It's patriotic to overconsume.

What people don't understand is that how you are as an artist depends on how you are emotionally.

Stand guard at the door of your mind.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

When we smile, the world smiles with us: each experience of joy is an experience of joy for all people and a victory for human kind.

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.

For a person whose sole burning ambition is to write - like myself - college is useless beyond the Sophomore year.