When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.

Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.

It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it.

I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.

According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless's beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn't a challenge at all.

But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.

Happiness [is] only real when shared

I don’t want to know what time it is. I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.

As the essence of courage is to stake one's life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe the possibility exists.

The love I see in this world is hate and prejudices.

Act today. Think tomorrow.

Beneath the skin of everything is something nobody can know.

An exceptional brand culture has the effect of a charm, it entices and binds people.

Every minute of life I take a risk it's part of the enjoyment.

I like to think I'll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, 'Oh my God, you're awesome, ' and then we start dating.

If the abstract paintings show my reality, then the landscapes and still-lifes show my yearning.

Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!' said the Gasman.

Political suicide can end a career.