In the final analysis, despite our diversity, there is only one type of vegan -- a person who is committed to and practices a reverence and respect for all life.

To become wholly compassionate requires us to open our eyes and hearts, to behold the pain and exploitation our culture obscures, to arouse deadened emotions, and to rise above our egos.

Vegans and vegetarians are commonly baited by nonvegetarians with "what if" scenarios that typically have no relevance to or bearing on most people's real-life situations.

Real communication is not possible. That is why my message, your perception and your expression shall never be the same.

...the past gives you an identity and the future holds the promise of salvation, of fulfillment in whaterver form. Both are illusions.

one of the most painful things in life is to be considered as meaningless in an environment where you think you are truly meaningful

I always prefer photographing in available light – or Rembrandt-light I like to call it – so you get the natural modulations of the face. It makes a more alive, real, and flattering portrait.

If your work is solid, it really doesn't matter what people you know because good work starts to rise to the top.

We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.

America is the only country in the world where you can suffer culture shock without leaving home.

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of things in common.

Physicians attend to the business of physicians, and workmen handle the tools of workmen. [Lat., Quod medicorum est Promittunt medici, tractant fabrilia fabri.]

In this world, all pleasures are sources of pain.