When I started skiing my pants were baggy and my cheeks were tight------Now my cheeks are baggy and my pants are tight.

Exactly one day in your life your kid will ski as good as you do. The next day, he'll ski better than you.

If you don't do it this year, you'll just be one year older when you do.

A pair of skis are the ultimate transformation to freedom

Adventure is the invitation to common people to become uncommon.

Gravity is love and every turn is a leap of faith.

If at first you don't succeed, try again. If it still doesn't work out, success may not be your thing.

There are only four things you can do on skis. Turn right, turn left, go straight, or sell them.

Experiencing flow helps a person remember that they are unique. ... Just like everyone else.

The best thing about skiing backwards is you can see where you've been.

You can't get hurt skiing, unless you fall

Democracy's fatal flaw: There are more dumb people than smart people. Welcome to the new Dark Ages!

Losing something is difficult while gaining something is easier. So try to gain beauty and make your life prettier.

What is writing but an expression of my own life?

Rock music seems to be very fragmented these days, I can't say that I ever really hear anything that just knocks me over.

The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.

I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world

There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.

You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard and rocky sometimes.

If rising makes you famous, don't give up rising, but find a safe port where you can be unreachable!

The world I describe is about how people live now. It's not about zany people with unlimited, inexplicable funds in an apartment somewhere.