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.

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?

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

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.

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.

You are not born with beauty, your beauty is created by who you are. Your inner beauty is more important than how people see you on the outside.

By understanding the nuances of the world around you and how to survive the temptations, you can rule anything. Even yourself

The only prison we need to escape from is the prison of our own minds.

My life has been that of someone who has moved from the countryside to the society. To make that transition, I have had to learn a lot.

Football is a very short-term proposition. Football really prepares you for nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard, and that's it.

Happily there exists more than one kind of beauty. There is the beauty of infancy, the beauty of youth, the beauty of maturity, and, believe me, ladies and gentlemen, the beauty of age.

I was not a great guitarist, so I sold my 1960 Fender Stratocaster in exchange for a Shure Microphone, made in Chicago, and a flute.

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.

Lawyering is very individualistic. There are lawyers who are going to be that persistent birddog, they're never going to give up on the client, they're going to defend people.

Men hunt I think maybe because they have something wrong with their own equipment and they need something else to shoot.