I started composting in 1970 by taking my food scraps out behind where I lived and burying them in a hole next to the railroad tracks - and green things started to grow there!

When we destroy something crated by man we call it vandalism but when we destroy something by nature we call it progress.

We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live.

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.

California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.

The food in Yugoslavia is fine if you like pork tartare.

People are overwhelmed looking up at the Mount Everest of environmental challenges that we face. But you put one foot in front of the other and you recognize that not everyone is Sir Edmund Hillary.

What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population.

If you're not buying recycled products, you're not really recycling.

It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pound of grain than a pound of beef. Less water, less energy.

I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.

I find myself thinking about my ongoing existence as a human being and the path that lies ahead of me. Though of course these thoughts lead to but one place - death.

Kind words produce their images on men's souls.

One person's garbage is another person's commodity.

A man is the origin of his action.

I honestly think I am a better player than I was four years ago, when I was No. 1 in the world.

Women are impossible, witches are worse, and women who are powerful witches are going to be the death of me.

If it's not working before you get married, marriage isn't going to fix it.

My hope is that my novels reflect the reality of a world where good and evil exist, imperfect people make mistakes, but a perfect Heavenly Father offers forgiveness and second chances.

So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I've never seen him act like that.

I'll drown my beliefs. To have you be in peace.