The real survivors are the Earth inhabitants that have lived millions of years without consuming their ecological capital, the base from which all abundance flows.

Biomimicry is … the conscious emulation of life’s genius.

Biomimicry is basically taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that's already solved that challenge, and literally trying to emulate what you learn.

The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone.

For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental impact statement, as most biologists in business do right now.

The answers to our questions are everywhere; we just need to change the lens with which we see the world.

Everyone is trying to jump on the biomimic bandwagon. But a cork floor is not biomimicry. Neither is using bacteria to clean water.

Nature works with five polymers. Only five polymers. In the natural world, life builds from the bottom up, and it builds in resilience and multiple uses.

What if, every time I started to invent something, I asked, 'How would nature solve this?'

Life creates conditions conducive to life.

When the forest and the city are functionally indistinguishable, then we know we have reached sustainability.

Never will you talk to me like that again.

When all else fails, use the pen.EMW

Beauty has a lot to do with character.

Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.

To be practical in life means to take everything seriously and nothing tragically.

Madam, you're making history, in fact, you're making me, and I wish you'd keep my hands to yourself

Whatever I do seems artificial and false, to me.

Faith is the physical description of God. That's what He is. It's the only word we have in our language to accurately describe His physical form.

You can't do it all yourself. Don't be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.

Disease does not recognize congressional districts or party affiliation.