We have spent the better part of the last fifty years being inundated by advertising, being told that we will be happier if we get more stuff. But that's been backfiring recently.

I believe that it's vital for children and teens to be educated, to be given information to help them understand the impacts humans are having on our water, soil, and air.

It's incredibly disturbing to me that humans are disrupting pretty much every single living system on the planet.

Without information, there can be no real understanding of the ramifications of our choices.

Education, the free flow of information, is key for our personal and societal growth. It all comes back to education.

Money and stuff aren't what makes us happy. It's strong connections within families and friends, communities of people that truly care about one another.

The imbalances in the climate have been brought on by the incessant push for more and more immediate wealth.

As much as it's awful to learn about all the greedy and selfish decisions that some people make, I know there are many more people who have good intentions.

Being mad is activating. Being sad can lead to hopelessness. I'm not hopeless. I'm very hopeful.

Years ago, after I'd answered several questions from a group of teens, one of them asked how I could stay optimistic and keep on going. I answered that instead of getting sad, I get mad.

It felt odd to realize she was frightened more by what he might know, and not of what he might be.

Most people now seem to treasure anything they value in proportion to the extent that it's followed about and surrounded by the vulgar public.

Twitter is a deliberate abstention. Somehow I hate the idea of there always being, in the back of my mind, this little voice saying: 'Oh, I should tweet about this.'

I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat well and take care of myself.

I had Courtney Love's left bosom out of her dress on my plate in front of me. It was extraordinary. I didn't know where to look.

A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts.

I would love to get into feature films; Im willing to do an action flick, Im willing to do a romantic comedy.

Sorry, No conprendo I don't speak Loser.

Now, ignorance is one thing, ignorance can be cured. But many of the Republican leaders opposing this research know better.

Everyone's God is One.