Laurence Gonzales Quotes

To deal with reality you must first recognize it as such.

Bureaucracies force us to practice nonsense. And if you rehearse nonsense, you may one day find yourself the victim of it.

We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain us. We are the domestic pets of a human zoo called civilization.

To survive you must find yourself then it won't matter where you are.

Success is a dangerous element in any endeavor. Embrace the struggle. Beware the achievement. For it steals your caution even as it leads you down the next unknown pathway.

The word 'experienced' often refers to someone who's gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.

Count your blessings. Be grateful-- you're alive

Gravity is on duty all of the time.

The sun beams are always there. The trick is in seeing them.

We think we believe what we know, but we only truly believe what we feel.

The summit is not the only place on the mountain.

Joan Wernick said she took two lessons from the crash. “You’re going to die when you’re supposed to die.

Everyone who dies out there dies of confusion.

The plan, a memory of the future, tries on reality to see if it fits.