When we try to pick out any­thing by itself, we find it hitched to every­thing else in the Uni­verse.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

The grand show is eternal It is always sunrise somewhere

I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls.

Change is just the vehicle to elevate you toward the ultimate destinations.

It takes immense genius to represent simply and sincerely what we see in front of us.

Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.

France is, for me, the country of happiness.

The American dream is about freedom.

I don't have all that great an awareness of how people see me in life. I don't find myself thinking about it a lot.

The best thing about having four big brothers is you always have someone to do something for you.

If you put a label on yourself, people will pigeonhole you.

The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing.

Start embracing the life that is calling you and use your life to serve the world.