a man is very revealed by his wife, just as a woman is revealed by her husband. People never marry beneath or above themselves, I assure you.

The freedom to make mistakes is the one and only bonus of getting old.

There can be no great love without exclusivity.

There is no old age. There is, as there always was, just you.

Wars are started by the truth. Peace is proclaimed with lies.

The dying process begins the minute we are born, but it accelerates during dinner parties.

Looking out of a hospital window is different from looking out of any other. Somehow you do not see outside.

it was first love. There's no love like that. I don't wish it on a soul. I don't hate anyone enough.

I don't think marriages break up because of what you do to each other. They break up because of what you must become in order to stay in them.

Hate is funny. Love isn't. Love can kill you. Hate can keep you alive.

You do know when people say 'chic,' they mean thin.

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.

Failure is a success if you learn from it.

Obviously the choices of other people affect our lives, but we are the primary creators of our experience.

Born again?! No, I'm not. Excuse me for getting it right the first time.

I believe BMX has shaped me into who I am today, so if this journey never would have begun, then who knows the person I would be or what I would be doing with my life.

I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.

I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to say exactly what's on their minds, even though that's probably not what I want to hear. That's what I want.

For all of us, whether we walk old paths or blaze new trails, friends remain important.

[when asked about what he was most thankful about]: Being alive. After heart surgery, you dig that part. Breath, family and friends are just amazing. Just to have a second shot is pretty great!