Wilderness is the raw material out of which man has hammered the artifact called civilization.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.

The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?

There can be no doubt that a society rooted in the soil is more stable than one rooted in pavements.

There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.

The first law of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.

I don't believe in your version of love, I have my own

Love, forgiveness, modesty, humility and gratitude are most important virtues in life.

For every different role you play it's nice to have different challenges for each one.

Laughter heals all wounds, and that's one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you're going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.

I consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry.

I wanna sit behind the scenes and see nothin' but the greens.

We are all born to be a blessing.

One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat

More people use guns to kill themselves than to kill others.

You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle.