"The principle of plurality of wives never will be done away..."

“No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.”

“Life as Hunter Thompson's mother was no weenie roast.”

Source : William McKeen (2009). “Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson”, p.10, W. W. Norton & Company

“We as fighters always want to fight the best possible opponents and the best fights. We want the fans and media to be excited about the fights that we have. I now believe that this is a big fight and people want to see it, I'm not sure that was the case a few years back.”

“Every thought was once a poem.”

“Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.”

Source : Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. 1986.

“I find I'm so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it is the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”

“Time is our most precious asset, we should invest it wisely.”

“I want to surf better tomorrow. I want to surf better in 10 years. When I'm 50 I want to be a better surfer than I am now - for me it's a lifelong journey.”

Source : "Kelly Slater: 'Surfing is my religion'" by Nick Glass and Natasha Maguder, www.cnn.com. June 6, 2013.