I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.

The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.

I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution.

Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappointed.

Cell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, ‘Okay, I’m in the tampon aisle, but I don’t see it.'

I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.

If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.

The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.

It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.

Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.

Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think

If your story is not inspiring you, it’s time to change it.

I'll hide it on the Internet

That charity which longs to publish itself ceases to be charity.

Humor's an excellent way to make a point more palatable and/or relatable.

What I've been developing is a vegan fast food chain and vegan food markets.

I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living.

Faithfully caring for the poor and needy is a reflection of spiritual maturity.

If you look like your passport photo, in all probability you need the journey.

Retirement: a brand new beginning! How wonderful!

The principle of avoiding the unnecessary expenditure of energy has enabled the species to survive in a world full of stimuli; but it prevents the survival of the aristocracy.