I was once invited to take part in a heroic, possibly fatal enterprise, but I declined, mainly on account of sloth.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

When placed in command, take charge.

I don't want to associate myself with any specific group of politicians.

A world with a sudden limit on air travel would be tremendously different from the one we live in now.

Having an aura of menace is like having a pet weasel, because you rarely meet someone who has one, and when you do, it makes you want to hide under the coffee table.

A person is ruined by taking the measure of other persons.

I think I've changed a lot as a person

How far can we go? How much can we absorb and still have some peace of mind?

I guess I'm too outspoken.

Love is hope. Hope is nectar.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.