Bureaucracies force us to practice nonsense. And if you rehearse nonsense, you may one day find yourself the victim of it. — Laurence Gonzales Bureaucracy Copy Share Image
“I cast myself across the land in search of enlightenment, and here is what I found: that matter and energy are one… — Laurence Gonzales Buddhism Copy Share Image
“How, I wondered, can we wake up for this amazing journey that is so quickly ended? How can we experience the live… — Laurence Gonzales Life Copy Share Image
The word 'experienced' often refers to someone who's gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have. — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain… — Laurence Gonzales Civilization Copy Share Image
The maddening thing for someone with a Western scientific turn of mind is that it’s not what’s in your pack that separates… — Laurence Gonzales Corny Copy Share Image
“What does brace mean, anyway? Brace. Such an odd word. It comes from the Latin brachium, meaning arm. It means, as its… — Laurence Gonzales Crash Copy Share Image
Survival is the celebration of choosing life over death. We know we're going to die. We all die. But survival is saying:… — Laurence Gonzales Celebration Copy Share Image
“With the illusion that we have dominion over the earth we conclude we have nothing to fear.” — Laurence Gonzales Nature Copy Share Image
As you run out of options and energy you must become resigned to your plight. Like it or not you must make… — Laurence Gonzales Energy Copy Share Image
We think we believe what we know, but we only truly believe what we feel. — Laurence Gonzales Believe Copy Share Image
But what is the way forward? I know what it isn't. It's not, as we once believed, plenty to eat and a… — Laurence Gonzales Accurate Copy Share Image
The sun beams are always there. The trick is in seeing them. — Laurence Gonzales Beam Copy Share Image
Success is a dangerous element in any endeavor. Embrace the struggle. Beware the achievement. For it steals your caution even as it… — Laurence Gonzales Achievement Copy Share Image
“To lose everything at such a glorious eternity is far sweeter than to win by plodding through a cautious, painless, featureless life.” — Laurence Gonzales Life Copy Share Image
To survive you must surrender without giving in, that is to say, fully accept the reality in all its horror and never… — Laurence Gonzales Accepting Copy Share Image
To survive you must find yourself then it won't matter where you are. — Laurence Gonzales Finding yourself Copy Share Image
“I am constantly surrounded by a display of natural wonders...It is beauty surrounded by ugly fear. I write in my log that… — Laurence Gonzales Beauty Copy Share Image
“It’s like an Irish family. They fight like hell among themselves. They want nothing to do with each other. But you throw… — Laurence Gonzales Family Copy Share Image
