“Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself,...”

“Social services, not wealth per se, seem to be the key to lower birth rates. The Chinese, although among the poorest peoples of the world, have brought their fertility rate down to 2.4, partly by s...”

“We don't need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.”

“Every policy is shaped by two forces: background analysis and foreground politics. The political forces are loud, self-serving and, in the case of energy policy, well known.”

“Ending poverty calls for humility, honesty, freedom from ideology and refusal to accept cruel simplicities about anyone's human potential. It requires listening to the wisdom and cutting the nonsen...”

“A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.”

“You like me not because I like you. I like you just because I like me.”

“Maybe the truth is I really want to like you instead.”

“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.”

“Often we agree to shady but attractive propositions and as a result we have sorrow”

“We seldom learn much from someone with whom we agree.”

“It is not our right to punish one for thinking as he does, no matter how much we disagree.”

“My Potentials are 600,000 Times More Than I Use Right Now_nickc”

“The more I come to L.A., the more it's amazing.”

“The more we do, the more we can do.”