But it seemed to me that the American way of doing things was to obliterate a complete area, without really knowing exactly what was there and where they were.

We Shan't Save All We Would Like To, But We Shall Save A Great Deal More Than If We Had Never Tried.

TThe most effective way to save the threatened and decimated natural world is to cause people to fall in love with it again, with its beauty and its reality.

The conservationist¹s most important task, if we are to save the Earth, is to educate.

If at first you don't succeed, have a cup of tea.

I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.

You've made your bed, now go bounce on it.

I don't think they knew very much about the war in Korea at all.

The epitome of culture is the search for truth, or at least a reasonable approximation of reality, most notably the need to know ourselves and the world around us.

I am a delightfully evangelical guy about things I love. I am that annoying guy who sits everyone down and forces them to read some book I like. I'm looking across the full spectrum of genres.

In their presence, there's no need for continuous conversation, but you find you're quite content in just having them nearby.

The spirit is the life of the body seen from within, and the body the outward manifestation of the life of the spirit-the two being really one.

A technique I developed quite naturally to help me make smooth transitions was to use a word or phrase from the next routine in the preceding one.

If we wait for the perfect answer, the world will pass us by

Don't be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.

Even in the tragedies, [William] Shakespeare always put in parts for the comic actors because his audience was mixed. He puts in people who talk like aristocrats. He puts in idiots and fools.

Drink from the presence of saints, not from those other jars.

The most crucial thing is to learn the craft: how to string sentences together, how to make your dialogue sound like real people, how to properly pace a story, how to develop interesting characters.