The most radical thing I ever did was to stay put.

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.

You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be.

A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.

Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after

Keep recognizing that reality is changing and that your ideas have to change. Don’t get stuck in old ideas.

Building community is to the collective as spiritual practice is to the individual.

Talk and write in a way that encourages the mutual exchange of ideas and acts like a midwife to people birthing their own ideas.

The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.

I think that deep in our hearts we know that our comforts, our conveniences are at the expense of other people.

What time is it on the clock of the world?

A child's giggle is worth one hundred pounds of gold.

He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do not use public facilities.

I loved your country [America] before I knew it.

As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head.

I just follow my heart.

I was always involved in low level motor clubs, competitions and with the Vintage Auto Association, and I believe this really helped me on my way.

In ... silence we find a new energy and a real unity. God's energy becomes our, allowing us to perform things well.

'So if we can we'll kill every last of the buggers, and if they can they'll kill every last one of us. As for me,' said Ender, 'I'm in favor of surviving'.

I love working with technology because it allows me to follow my imagination and to invent new things.