The wonder of Independence is that it encourages open minds and the desire to improve.

If you act like you've only got fifteen minutes, it'll take all day. Act like you've got all day and it'll take fifteen minutes.

The number one worst piece of horsemanship on earth is violence.

A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.

Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.

It is not good enough to get your horse to do what you want. It is far better to cause your horse to want to do it.

You must somehow understand that we as horsemen can do very little to teach the horse. What we can do is to create an environment in which he can learn.

I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.

When educating horses there is no greater maxim than slow is fast and fast is slow.

Horses react appropriately while waiting for the human to get it right.

Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.

Ignite the fire of loving kindness in your soul, fuel that fire with understanding and compassion for others, and start a bonfire of love worldwide.

Alcohol makes man into a monkey and then monkey into a donkey. Thus, there is evolution degradation.

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

If you make your body very strong, really strong, it can fight off anything.

In my experience poetry speaks to you either at first sight or not at all. A flash of revelation and a flash of response. Like lightning. Like falling in love.

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

I had an experience of knowing the Polish people when I was a child, and where my father worked many Poles came to work after the war. They were good people, and this has stayed in my heart.

Go get yourself crucified and then rise on the third day.

You need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.