Our primary identity has become that of being consumers – not mothers, teachers, or farmers, but of consumers. We shop and shop and shop.

There is no such thing as away. When you throw something away, it must go somewhere.

Bottled water costs about 2000 times more than tap water. Can you imagine paying 2000 times the price of anything else? How about a $ 10,000 sandwich?

Solid information is necessary, but insufficient. We also need to present that information in ways that are inspiring and accessible. That's where stories come in.

You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.

Turns out, people's brains are not nearly as powerful a motivator as our hearts. Facts, data, and economic models don't move people to courageous action the way that powerful stories can.

We've got to rescue our democracy by using it.

Shop smarter and shop less. But please don't let that dissuade you from engaging in campaigns to make real lasting change.

The power that comes from knowing the facts of history is dwarfed by the power that comes from being able to shape the stories about how that history is written and told.

Activists need to get the facts right. One of the big assets we have on our side is the truth, and we lose credibility and power if w e're loose with that.

It's crucial we know the facts and science, but it's naïve to rely on them alone to build a movement for change.

Negative thoughts crashed the spirit, weaken the soul and make the body sick.

She was a blank, a wordless being. She was a hole in the universe.

The sinner is saved to be a saint by the Saviour.

Love requires no words.

I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice.

The only readers we get are people whom our subject interests. No one reads ads for amusement, long or short... Give them enough to take action

All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the past together again. So let's remember: Don't try to saw sawdust.

I would just listen to records and learn what I could, then just roll it over and over and over.

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

...there is something wrong with any spirituality that does not inspire selfless concern for others