Dirt...

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. - Margaret Atwood

Beyond the first layer...

Oftentimes, when we see something in nature, we don't see beyond the first layer. Nature has a way of showing us objects of nature in layers. We just have to look. This not only applies to objects but also to situations. -Kelly Shipp

The tool...

Tool: An object that enables you to take advantage of the laws of physics and mechanics in such a way that you can seriously injure yourself. - Dave Barry

Nothing funnier...

There's nothing funnier than the human animal. -Walt Disney

Daylight...

Hurry it up. We're burnin' daylight. - John Wayne

When the power of love...

When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

Think...

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! — Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

A cowboy...

Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch. - John Wayne

Nature's been good to you...

Nature's been good to you. I mean real, real, real good. I can't remember when I've seen nature spend as much time on one person. - Andy Griffith, "The Manicurist", 1962

Trouble...

When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it. - John Wayne

The good...

Feed the good fire and dowse the ones that aren't. - Karen Kuehn (paraphrased)

Color...

"I can get for me a far greater sense of 'color' through a well-planned and executed black-and-white image than I have ever achieved with color photography." - Ansel Adams, 1967

Westerns...

"Westerns were always my favorite things when I was little. And it always bothered me when cowboys were too clean in movies, or when they wore their guns like they had an outfit on. It always worked better when a guy looked sweaty and smelly, I hadda believe, I hadda believe that." -Michael Keaton

Sunlight...

Sunlight can have such a powerful affect on one's imagination and perspective. - Kelly Shipp

Satisfied...

I am easily satisfied with the very best. -Winston Churchill

The quality...

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important. - Martin Luther King Jr.

Every day is...

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. - Matsuo Basho

Our days...

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. - Annie Dillard