We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some of the damage we've done.

The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.

Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago.

Our air, water, soil, forests, oceans, rivers, lakes, scenic beauty, wildlife habitat, minerals, that is the wealth of the country.

There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and where less can be more.

Every person has the inalienable right to a decent environment.

We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves

Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, believes that in 25 years, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of all the species of living animals will be extinct.

When life's got you down, keep your head up... you can't see the ground anyway

Don't judge your meditations. Don't rate them. The physical mind cannot tell how well you did. As long as you are sitting there trying, something will happen.

What every college must do is hold up before the young the spectacle of greatness.

On the basis of both values and interests, the natural relationship between Islam and the United States is one of friendship.

I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.

I first started writing fiction in college because I was attracted to beautiful sentences. I loved to read them. I wanted to write them.

If two or three persons should come with a high spiritual aim and with great powers, the world would fall into their hands like a ripe peach.

I love doing six versions of any joke, so if they'll give me six takes, I'd love to do it.

My wife and my three kids and my grandchildren are my life, but my horses and my dogs are everything else.