But cycling is less a hobby than it is a discipline with the potential to transform you. It brings balance.

Everything about riding a bicycle compels you towards beauty.

It takes great courage to open one's heart and mind to the tremendous injustice and suffering in our world.

His wedding gift, clasped round my throat. A choker of rubies, two inches wide, like an extraordinarily precious slit throat.

That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.

Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.

the Empire State Building was tall. So what? Just proved New York builders didn't know when to stop at a good story.

I felt that Paris was illuminated by a splendor possessed by no other places.

I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.

It's Only Rock and Roll.

The greater the prevalence of positive thoughts, the more likely you are to receive a positive outcome.

Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value of diligence and focus, and they pay for this later in life.