"God of wilderness, God of wildness, lead me to the quiet places of my soul. In stillness, in openness, may I find my strength."

“Where ever i go, the Cultural Revolution followed me”

“I appeal to you as a soldier to spare me the humiliation of seeing my regiment march to meet the enemy and I not share its dangers.”

Source : "The Long Death: The Last Days of the Plains Indian". Book by Ralph K. Andrist (p. 258), 2001.

“We need to really do something about the world. Otherwise, we're all going to blow up together.”

“Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained.”

“Beyoncé built her f–king foundation from the bottom. I think that’s the exact career every female artist wants to have.”

“The secret to strong security: less reliance on secrets.”

Source : "Risky business: Keeping security a secret". www.zdnet.com. January 16, 2003.

“Don't struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected.”

“I designed furniture that pulled apart, folded, and broke down into neat stacks. Since arriving in California, I had moved four times and it looked as if I would move again. Was it the land running under my feet or my feet running over the land?”