Nobody ever rioted for austerity.

August 28th 2012. Remember that date. It marks the day when the world went raving mad.

Progress is measured by the speed at which we destroy the conditions that sustain life.

When you warn people about the dangers of climate change, they call you a saint. When you explain what needs to be done to stop it, they call you a communist.

The Christians stole the winter solstice from the pagans, and capitalism stole it from the Christians.

If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.

In motivating people to love and defend the natural world, an ounce of hope is worth a ton of despair.

Like other lifeforms, we [humans] exist only to replicate ourselves.

Change arises from conviction. Stop voting in fear. Start voting for hope.

Faced with a choice between the survival of the planet and a new set of matching tableware, most people would choose the tableware.

Do we want to be remembered as the generation that saved the banks and let the biosphere collapse?

When you begin to reason with the Lord, your attitude to the issues of life will change.

Learning to change the world is rarely easy or convenient--it can be complex, costly, and messy.

The conscious mind is intended as a focusing tool, not a storing place.

I've hated you for the longest time, but I've loved you for longer." ~ Stefan #5 The Veil Series, Ties That Bind,

Gaining knowledge without wisdom is like reaching heaven and never entering the gates.

It was Adam Appleby's misfortune that at the moment of awakening from sleep his consciousness was immediately flooded with everything he least wanted to think about

The more we consume, acquire, and elevate our status, the harder it is to stay happy.

The policy of adapting one's self to circumstances makes all ways smooth.

The school must be "a genuine form of active community life, instead of a place set apart in which to learn lessons".

I'd love the opportunity to do something where I could really give my opinion, my feisty side - it'd be fun!