I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much.

I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.

Bones heal, pain is temporary, and chicks dig scars

A man can fall many times in life, but he's never a failure until he refuses to get back up.

If you don't know about pain and trouble, you're in sad shape. They make you appreciate life.

If I'm out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I've got a favorite. If I'm jumping, I have a favorite, and if I'm racing, I have a favorite.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

If a guy hasn't got any gamble in him- he isn't worth a crap.

Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it

When I hit that pavement at 70 or 80 mph those suits just ripped.

The finest compliment you can pay a man is that his word was as good as gold.

People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore.

...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men

Your feelings are none of your business.

Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent to make your voice heard.

I think my strength is in shaping a song - you know, making it feel like it reaches its peaks and valleys, and ends when it should end.

If I can feel freedom then I can create.

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

In the past, there has always been so much pressure about carrying a show and promoting a record.

The value of all things contracted for, is measured by the appetite of the contractors, and therefore the just value is that which they be contented to give.