I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an absence of democracy throughout the world.

The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.

The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves.

Every aspect of our lives is, in a sense, a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.

Hunger is a people-made phenomenon, so the central issue is power: the power of those who make the decisions about what is grown and who, or what, it's grown for.

Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.

Our heavily meat-centered culture is at the very heart of our waste of the earth's productivity.

Hope is a stance, not an assessment.

Every choice we make can be a celebration of the world we want.

[O]ur greatest contributions to the cause of freedom and development overseas is not what we do over there, but what we do right here at home.

Hope is not what we find in evidence, it's what we become in action.

By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.

What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren't fighting yourself along the way.

I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.

Nobody will deny that there is at least some roughness everywhere

I've tried to be a better person... I've tried, and tried and tried! You know how hard I've tried! Tell me how I've tried..." "Nice try... Five cents, please!

The world conspires to help those who are in love with the beauty of their dreams.

Poached eggs are good, poached animals are not.

O my brothers, am I then cruel? But I say: that which is falling should also be pushed!

To be spiritual means to be an emperor within yourself. This is the only way to be.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.