Tourism is the sum total of the travel experience. It is not just what happens at the destination. It involves everything that a person sees and does from the time he or she leaves home until the vacation is over. Getting there can be half the fun, but frequently it is not. There are many great destinations in America, but, unfortunately, there are very few great journeys left, which is why it is in the interest of the tourism industry to encourage the development of greenways, heritage corridor, bike paths, hiking trails, and other forms of alternative transportation.

All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.

Johnny once described our relationship by saying we were as close as two people could be without being married.

If you have a boat and a happy marriage, you don't need another thing.

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world.

You can grow without destroying the things that you love.

Agriculture is the new golf