“Canoeing was hard and scary, and the wind could blow you across the lake if you did it wrong. After a year of not doing it right, I could talk to people and get them to sit up straight, take different kinds of chances, to breathe differently, to engage in the moment in the boat. And I changed them, and I changed me in the process.” PeopleIfsYearsKindDifferentHardMomentsProcessChanceChangedWindBlowScaryBreatheBoatLakesDifferent KindsCanoeing Author:Seth Godin
“Flyfishing, which has a vaguely mystical aura, is a lot like work. I'm a frenetic flyfisherman. I wade up and down streams, looking for good spots, usually falling and breaking some piece of equipment. Or I stand still and work myself into a frenzy about what fly I should use. I love fishing, but it has never given me a moments peace.” ShouldStillsMomentsUseFallGivenPiecesSeaRiversFishesBoatSpotsStreamsLakesFishingMysticalEquipmentUp And DownAurasFrenzyWade Author:James P. Gorman
“Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.” TryingMomentsSeaRiversFishesBoatSmokeSettlingLakesFishingChimneys Author:John Gierach
“Presidents have only two moments of personal seclusion. One is prayer; the other fishing - and they cannot pray all the time!” TwoMomentsPresidentPrayerSeaPrayingRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingSeclusion Author:Herbert Hoover