Great,' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia. Get bitten by an exotic snake. Die exotically.

There is an abandonment, an escape, that physical labor bestows.

Great, ' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia. Get bitten by an exotic snake. Die exotically.

Always dream high. Never let it down by inconsistent efforts. Your relentless labour & integrity make you successful in the long run.

We'd incorporated Asia into our bones - its colours and laughter, its smells, its rhythms, its tolerance and patience, its compassion, its lack of ageism.

Things fall apart. But things don't just fall apart. People break them.

Only an armed people can be truly free. Only an unarmed people can ever be enslaved.

Everybody thought Barack Obama was going to [inspire people] when he came to Washington, but, you know, the Senate seems like the place where smart people go to die.

I think it's really special to be a part of something that people are still watching or thinking about or interested in, or remember fondly many years later. I don't think it's annoying at all.

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all and it's all going to work out.

If you aren't taking a representative sample, you won't get a representative snapshot.

A simple equation for the production of successful art work is lots of reference material plus lots of art supplies equals lots of painting happiness.

Biofuels are the future of energy in this nation and around the world