Even in the presence of others he was completely alone.

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do.

The study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study of the art of rationality itself. Working on a motorcycle, working well, caring, is to become part of a process, to achieve an inner peace of mind. The motorcycle is primarily a mental phenomenon.

We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do.

The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you.