To consciously evolve, we require clear vision of a compassionate future that draws out our enthusiastic participation in life.

Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.

We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.

The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.

Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.

In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people of the world cannot be over estimated.

Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live.

Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elevates the human spirit.

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for. We are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that we have been seeking.

Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a sustainable economy.

The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.

Who has believed in the world and died with its name on his lips?

I've enjoyed the conversations that we've had. [Donald Trump] is somebody who I think is not lacking in confidence.

I try to live in such a way that nothing gets bigger than my awareness of God presence on my life.

[Adams] supposed that, except musicians, everyone thought Beethoven a bore, as every one except mathematicians thought mathematics a bore.

As prime minister, I will never make a decision that will be an injustice to Serbia and its citizens.

Adhere to the Truth rather than to the personality, and take to heart the Truth rather than the authority of another.

I've loved acting and dancing since I was a kid. Before anyone thought I was pretty or before I had a voluptuous figure, that was what I was going to do.

You have to know that as long as you love who you are - your morals, your values, that type of stuff - you're OK.

Those who have everything but thee, my God, laugh at those who have nothing but thyself.

One half of me is yours, the other half is yours, Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours, And so all yours.