Intimacy, finally, had got the better of us.

Art, I subsequently realised, is like that. It softens by association and implication. It renders the hard pliable. It creates gaps, gaping holes really, in possibility.

And yet, in terms of its emotive potential, I still find art more attractive, currently, than books, which fail at a deeper level.

Sometimes the heart demands.

We are, after all, human. There is something wild in those opposable thumbs.

Control is an advertising concept.

If the trees and the plants are brothers, if the birds are my sisters, then cats are truly my kin.

We calculated the baseline requirement of diversity.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

Philosophers, for example, often fail to recognize that their remarks about the universe apply also to themselves and their remarks. If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so.

Realize this – your anger with God does not drive a wedge between you and Him. It is your silence that drives the wedge. - Prodigal Life

Among wilderness survival tips, punching a wild animal in the face probably isn’t on a checklist.

The most powerful call to action of anything that we've ever tested: Let's get to work.I didnt create that phrase. It came from Rick Scott, the current governor of Florida.

One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.

I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be.

We better take care of the earth or we're gonna have shitty food, and having shitty food is no fun.

For example, I wouldn't hesitate to sit somebody down if he wasn't performing, even if he was the No. 1 player in the world. I've been sat down before.

High in the sky is a bird on a wing Please carry me with you Far far away from the mad rushing crowd Please carry me with you.