The solution to any problem—work, love, money, whatever—is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.

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"Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip."

- John Gierach

Awareness

"Things fishermen know about Trout aren't facts, but articles of faith."

- John Gierach

Belief

"The solution to any problem — work, love, money, whatever is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be."

- John Gierach

Courage

"The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be."

- John Gierach

Healing

"They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

- John Gierach

Inner Peace

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"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."

- Beauty and the Beast

Courage

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

- Mark Twain

Courage

"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."

- Tracee Ellis Ross

Courage

"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Courage

"Courage, dear heart."

- C.S. Lewis

Courage