There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.

Life: another day, another dolor.

War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other.

The most striking thing about the rich is the gracious democracy of their manners -- and the crude vulgarity of their way of life.

Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure.

I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of living desert is worth a hundred 'great books' - and one brave deed is worth a thousand.

Capitalism: Nothing so mean could be right. Greed is the ugliest of the capital sins.