A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for.

The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness of Nature undisturbed by man.

I can only think of one experience which might exceed in interest a few hours spent under water, and that would be a journey to Mars.

To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King.

The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living.

Earth has few secrets from the birds.

Butterflies doing strange things in very beautiful ways were in my mind when I sat down, but by the time my pen was uncapped my thoughts had shifted to rocks.

……but work in the field has nothing to do with dignity or with anything except patience, concentration, and eternal vigilance

Sustainable Foods = Sustainable Health = Sustainable Life = Victory

It’s not God who gave us moral laws, but this doesn’t make them less important

When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my master's and I didn't do it by missing school.

You can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are.

Literature and fiction are two entirely different things. Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

As for restaurants, I'd say I'm always down for Wendy's. A little fry dipping in a Frosty - that's a good deal.

I use different media, but I still think as a painter. I organize my forms and colors on a screen like a painter does on a canvas.

I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.

You’re still waiting for the running and the screaming, aren’t you?

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to be.