Activists need to get the facts right. One of the big assets we have on our side is the truth, and we lose credibility and power if w e're loose with that.

There is no such thing as away. When you throw something away, it must go somewhere.

Bottled water costs about 2000 times more than tap water. Can you imagine paying 2000 times the price of anything else? How about a $ 10,000 sandwich?

Our primary identity has become that of being consumers – not mothers, teachers, or farmers, but of consumers. We shop and shop and shop.

Solid information is necessary, but insufficient. We also need to present that information in ways that are inspiring and accessible. That's where stories come in.

You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.

Turns out, people's brains are not nearly as powerful a motivator as our hearts. Facts, data, and economic models don't move people to courageous action the way that powerful stories can.

We've got to rescue our democracy by using it.

Shop smarter and shop less. But please don't let that dissuade you from engaging in campaigns to make real lasting change.

The power that comes from knowing the facts of history is dwarfed by the power that comes from being able to shape the stories about how that history is written and told.

It's crucial we know the facts and science, but it's naïve to rely on them alone to build a movement for change.

Glory to God in the holy highest heavens.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

If one person is happier because you have lived, it is all worth it. And if you are that person, God is well pleased.

People have different ideas of who I am. And I think because I'm very private, people make up the strangest ideas of who and why and what.

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A lot of people who work in computers think that the world is like them.

When one must sit with the snobs, one belongs with the frightened.

Some fool aims to go to heaven; some clever knows that there isn't any; and some intelligent tries to create one with his own effort! Be intelligent!

We're not in control but we do have a greater hope and we do have a source of joy that isn't based on our circumstances.

Eleven would have been the best time. Eleven is just about the best age for almost everything.