Every man has two vocations: his own and philosophy.

Reply to Plato: I seen horses I seen cows I haint never yet seen horsiness nor that there bovinity neither.

Our big social institutions do not reflect human nature; they distort it.

One must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information; (2) coherent knowledge; (3) deep understanding; (4) infinite loving wisdom; (5) no more kidney stones, please.

To the question: Wilderness, who needs it? Doc would say: Because we like the taste of freedom, comrades. Because we like the smell of danger. But, thought Hayduke, what about the smell of fear, Dad?

Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls.

The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills.