“I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.”

“I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.”

“Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.”

“Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.”

“A bad attitude is the only true handicap.”

“Music is the poor man's Parnassus.”

“Perfection can be had by everybody.”

“The beauty and charm of the wilderness are his for the asking, for the edges of the wilderness lie close beside the beaten roads of the present travel.”