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

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.

Why is it that the destruction of something created by humans is called vandalism, yet the destruction of something created by God is called development?

It takes an earthquake to alter the course of a river. What does it take to change the course of life?

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Business models change. As technology processes, business models change.

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

I wish I could tell people what I'm directing next, but I can't.

In some ways, we've been through something no one else can ever understand but the two of us... And it made me realize. We are always and absolutely better together.

You've taxed too much, borrowed too much and are a roadblock to reform.

A theory is scientific only if it can be disproved. But the moment you try to cover absolutely everything the chances are that you cover nothing.

I have found that by trusting people until they prove themselves unworthy of that trust, a lot more happens.

Why can't parents dance? Is it some universal law of physics or something?