To be loved is the birthright of every mewling babe, but, once grown, a man is not assured of such affection.

There is no mile as long the final one that leads back home.

You can not be the judge of another's wishes. If you love someone, you must believe that they know what is best for themselves.

It is possible to reclaim your future, to build a happy life despite an imperfect past. We can order the universe to our will and mind.

I was told that there was nothing for me but to come here. But, as with life itself, it may not be our choice to come, but it is our choice to leave.

Is not our capacity to choose, to chase, to dream of becoming other than we are, more powerful then the patterns of the stars?

One of the graces of this world is that there is always some opportunity to show through our actions-be they ever so small or humble-who we are and what we truly believe.

We study the past ecological history, with the conscience of the present ecological conditions, the only window to predict the future environmental and climate changes.

I laugh, and it's laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I've ever known is coming apart.

To leverage means to create a win-win situation.

When climbing, you don’t have to put your foot on every step, jump over some of them! When solving your problems, you don’t have to solve each and every one, jump over some of them!

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.

Mutability is written upon all things.

Marriage remains the most efficient engine of disenchantment yet invented.

Love isn't what I have the opportunity to get from this world. Love is what I have the opportunity to give.

I'm a pessimist. But I'm a pessimist with a sense of responsibility.