Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you'd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools. ~Anna Quindlen

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse. ~Edward Abbey quotes

Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. ~Hunter Thompson

When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

It can take a surprisingly long time to get from one part of my mind to another. ~Ashleigh Brilliant

Don't count the miles you've ridden, count the people you meet. ~Scott & Lisa Thomas

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. ~Lee Iacocca

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. ~James Anthony Froude

Must have smelled yummy.

Slide show: Gray whale hauled up cliff, off of Santa Cruz Beach