"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...'Holy Shit...What a Ride!" "Why Not" Ever pass a car with a dog sticking its head out the window? When I'm on the bike, I know how happy that dog is. "Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age. " Ernest Hemingway Never admit defeat Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. "It aint no good life, but its my life" "We will probably start out in Europe, then maybe Paris, we will go to France." Ladies man "You only need two tools: WD40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape" "You ever take it off any Sweet Jumps" Napolean Dynamite 'Not all who wander are lost.' - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring "You only live once, if you live it right... once is enough!" If you like the feeling of being lost, always ask locals for directions and you'll get there soon enough. “Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.” T. E. Lawrence , The Seven Pillars of Wisdom "One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy." Sir Richard Burton, explorer. "Preparation is an art not a science, detailed planning necessarily fails due to the inevitable frictions it encounters: chance events, imperfections in execution, and the independent will of the opposition." Von Clausewitz, military strategist. It doesnt matter how you get there if you don't know where you are going. Some mistakes are too much fun to make just once. "Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching." "Here's to lying, stealing, and cheating! Lying to save a friend; Stealing the heart of the one you love; And cheating death." - Irish Toast Better to regret what you have done than what you havent done. "A GS's natural position is on its side" A frustrated GS rider In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. "Its gonna do what its gonna do baby!"  the late great Ray Charles