Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life.

We're as ephemeral as raindrops. We all fall, and we all land somewhere.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world.

Worshipers never leave church...we carry our sanctuary with us wherever we go.

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

Faith is not a conclusion you reach...it's a journey you live.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.

You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.

Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?

I think we seldom regret the risks we take as much as the times we did not try at all.

Abortions are never seen as a positive thing, as any other operation to remedy a potentially life-ruining condition would.

It was like someone far away calling someone else’s name.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

If you want to be loved, love and be loveable.

It's necessary to start most work alone. But I'm tickled to death when I can pull somebody in or join someone, whether it's borrowing poetry or traveling with an associate.

Nobody is born a dancer.

I used to sleep with my books in piles all over my bed and sometimes they were the only thing keeping me warm and always the only thing keeping me alive. Books are the best and worst defense.

It's always great when you get a lot of people pushing themselves to do better, be better, invent better, better serve, better lead customers in new directions.

I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.