Shawn Ryan

And with the encouragement of another friend of mine, I began to realize that what I was doing was totally self-indulgent.

And that's not... We're not here to...

enjoy solitude in the woods or enjoy our fishing camp, the fruits of our laborers, which is a very cheap fishing camp.

But still, it's like so close to my heart and what I really love about this country and my life is being in the woods.

So, but that's not why we're here.

You know, when you're building this shit, you sure as hell don't think you're gonna look back on the times that you were before you even thought about building it and go, those were simpler, better times.

It makes me fucking sad.

You can always be sure you look backward and consider time that has passed simpler and better.

That's just the nature of life.

You will always look back.

I look back on the 80s and I'm like, damn, I correspond with my girlfriend by letter.

You know?

How great that was.

I just think that's the way people are, but I also, I think of it this way.

It's like, and I think that's not just of myself, but of everyone around me.

The more blessed you are, the deeper your obligation.

That's just true.

The point of leadership is to protect the people you lead.

I don't believe in a flat society.

I'm not a populist in any way.