The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It’s as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

It's much easier to hate a memory. I would know.

Heaven might shine bright, but so do flames.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.

I had to take a bit of a break and fast for a while, but then I found myself very, very hungry when I got back to [song-writing].

Money cannot be converted into houses or trained teachers or hospitals at the touch of a magic wand. There are limitations to our physical and intellectual resources.

You have two numbers in your age when you are ten. It's the beginning of growing up.

I don't seem to fit to associate with humans.

Businessmen are always trying to advance their business interests, but they are not running for Prime Minister.