The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. – John Burroughs
When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue of the other on his breast. – John Burroughs
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. – John Burroughs
Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all – that has been my religion. – John Burroughs
There was a perception of me, and I earned it because I was really intense, really gruff. I treated certain people poorly at times. It was because of who I was. It was almost my strength. I came in all business. I tried to find ways to fit in with that demeanor, but its not easy. – Kirk Gibson