If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, somethi….

I have nothing to say. And I am saying it. That's poetry..

Become a documentarian of what you do..

Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we've got 24 hours each..

Beauty and inspiration can be found in any natural place of the earth..

Everybody needs time to reflect and contemplate, and the most inspirational and peaceful place to do so is in nature..

I don't call myself a writer..

I respect religion and will respect any religion..

Karaoke is the great equalizer..

We cannot teach a flower how to grow, we can only learn from it..

The very things we wish to avoid, neglect and flee from turn out to be the 'prima materia' from which all real growth comes..

It's true what they say about failure. You don't learn from success..

Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most..

Obstacles do not exist to be surrendered to, but only to be broken..

When things are really great, it just means everything's in it's place..

I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!.

It is not what you do. It is that you do..

The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture..

Graved inside of it, "Italy"..

There are some things in life where it's better to receive than to give, and massage is one of them..

I don't think the discus will ever attract any interest until they let us start throwing them at one another..