Maybe getting around in life was nothing but map-reading. A skill that required practice. A key to unlock where you wanted to go. A legend to show where you were.

You would be surprised what two hours of daily exercise and five hundred stomach crunches can do for you.

Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better.

He knew me in all the ways that truly mattered: the shape of my fears, the contours of my dreams.

Forgiving others is easier when I remember that I'm human and stupid, too.

Getting lost is just another way of saying 'going exploring.

Come on, don't you ever stop and smell the coffee?

What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be resigned to it? But to like it?

You raze the old to raise the new.

I didn't know that the world could be so mind-blowingly beautiful.

When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.

The coffee is not strong enough to keep me awake.

Truly being authentic is knowing what matters to you, on the deepest level of who you are, and committing always to act from that authentic center.

Why wait for the movie tomorrow, when you can read the book today!

The attempt to interpret human behavior in terms of models derived from the natural sciences eventually destroys personal responsibility.

He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.

The home ownership process for Native Americans has been hobbled by bureaucratic delays and regulations.

Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care; thus fruit follows the fair blossom, as honor follows a good life.

Now virtue may not always be its own reward, but in any case it is not usually bought and paid for at market rates.

I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there.

Drawing is the representation of form - the graphic expression of a visual experience.