If I wanted to be free, truly free, I had to choose. There were many points on the compass rose; I had to locate the few that were meant for me. Not …

- Richard Bode

In due course we arrive, if wit can be said that we ever fully arrive. The truth is there are destinations beyond destinations and do the confirmed s…

- Richard Bode

The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into the landsc…

- Richard Bode

If every man and woman were to take the meaning of their life and pursue it passionately, they would alter the social landscape overnight. In fact, t…

- Richard Bode

I learned that the interior of life was as rewarding as the exterior of life, and that my richest moments occurred when I was absolutely still.

- Richard Bode

I have a task that is greater than all the labors assigned to Hercules. It demands that I live in the richness of this moment because that is all I h…

- Richard Bode

For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence be…

- Richard Bode

I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.

- Richard Bode

I once met a man who said he had visited every exotic place from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall, but when I questioned him closely I discovered h…

- Richard Bode