KenBobisms
Some not-so-short quotes from Barefoot Ken Bob and some from wiser folks
- In the beginning we were barefoot. They we screwed up and invented running shoes -Barefoot Ken Bob
- Humans think we're special. That we continue trying to define something that makes us unique, is probably the only meaningful difference between humans and other animals. -Barefoot Ken Bob
- Those who believe they think like "everyone else", often fear those who think differently. And that can be life threatening to those of us who think differently. And we currently have a president very fearful of the "different" (2025) -Barefoot Ken Bob
- There is but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering and that is the fact that it is past—and can’t be restored. -Mark Twain
- We have senses to make the everyday things we do less dangerous and less painful. To ignore these senses is to live -- and run -- senselessly -Barefoot Ken Bob
- Most people cannot be the best at anything. I mean, really? Better than 8 billion other people? Fortunately, it isn't necessary to be the best. Evolution proves it's okay to be good enough, and do YOUR best. - Barefoot Ken Bob
- I don't like to generalize by saying the "everyone should run barefoot". So I'll just say that "everyone with feet who want to learn o run the way we are designed to run,should run barefoot -Barefoot Ken Bob
- "You want to know the secret to surviving air travel?" Say's a fellow airline passenger to Officer John McClane, "After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks.THen walk around and make fists with your toes. I know it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yes Sir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee." -Die Hard, 1988
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- Q: Hey Ken Bob, do you recommend walking your dog barefoot? A: Of course. But how long has your dog been wearing shoes? -Barefoot Ken Bob/li>
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- Three buddies go rafting on an Oregon river in search of a lost treasure. WHen they are confronted by a bear, one of the friends starts to take off his shoes. "Why are you taking off your shoes?" Says Dan. "Cause I run faster with no shoes," replies Jerry. "but you can't outrun that bear," says Dan. "I don't have to outrun the bear," says Dan. "I don't have to outrun the bear," replies Jerry, as he watches Dan take a hit off his inhaler. "I just have to outrun you." - Without a Paddle (2004)
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- Have fun. But not too much fun. -Barefoot Ken Bob
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- If conventional, heavily cushioned running shoes are like boxing gloves for your feet, minimalist footwear are like gardening gloves: Yes, you can hit the piano keys, but you still can't play Beethoven very well. -Barefoot Ken Bob
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- Everyone has the right to be themselves, and the greatest way to ensure our right, is realizing our duty to protect everyone else's right to be themselves... (through voting and other civilized behaviors) Our right is, naturally, limited to not restricting others from being themselves.
- Running Barefoot is to running in shoes as mountain biking is to road biking: Instead of the numbers, the speed, the placing, it's the view, the feeling, and the experience that matters most. -Barefoot Ken Bob
- you can have fun racing in many ways. It's fun winning, being in the middle, and even losing. But when your shoes are hurting your feet, it's no fun at all! -Barefoot Ken Bob
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