"We are more anxious to speak than..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”

“That so many are ready to live by luck, and so get the means of commanding the labor of others less lucky, without contributing any value to society! And that is called enterprise! I know of no more startling development of the immorality of trade, and all the common modes of getting a living.”

“As I love nature, as I love singing birds, and gleaming stubble, and flowing rivers, and morning and evening, and summer and winter, I love thee, my Friend.”

“Don't just throw the seed at the people! Grind it into flour, bake it into bread, and slice it for them. And it wouldn't hurt to put a little honey on it”

“My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.”

“A word too much always defeats its purpose.”

“I stopped listening to Dylan with both ears after Highway 64 (sic) and Blonde on Blonde, and even then it was because George (Harrison) would sit me down and make me listen.”

“A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.”

“Listen. Make a way for yourself inside yourself. Stop looking in the other way of looking.”