Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Use this quote
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy. Use this quote
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom. Use this quote
I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. Use this quote
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write. Use this quote
My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys. Use this quote
My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever. Use this quote
The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books. Use this quote
For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of our inferiority. It lets us know that our own families may consider female bodies to be less deserving, less needy, less valuable. Use this quote
Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that's my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world. Use this quote
People can do all kinds of things that maybe aren't wise in hindsight because of jealousy. Use this quote
You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten. Use this quote
It's best to keep acting real. Use this quote
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. Use this quote
The friendship that can cease has never been real. Use this quote
The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. Use this quote
If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to. Use this quote
Our religion, then, rests on the credit due to these witnesses. Use this quote
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. Use this quote
Well, if this is poetry, I'm certainly never going to write any myself. Use this quote