A vision should be judged by the clarity of its values, not the clarity of its implementation path [in Mediated Modeling page 43]

Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.

There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.

A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor

Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80 percent.

You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.

A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.

Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.

There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.

We can't control systems or figure them out. But we can dance with them!

Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park

Strong relationships come from well-bonded friendships.

It is easier to fall off of a ladder than to climb one.

I'm reading George Saunders's story collection, "Tenth of December." He was my mentor at the University of Syracuse. The stories are mind-blowing like everyone says.

You is what you am, a cow don't make ham.

There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.

He who is attached to things will suffer much.

The search for God's presence was much of a mystery as God himself, and what was God if not a mystery?

When Roman Polanski did give you a "Great, great, great!" you were just like, "Thank you, Lord, for this magical moment."

I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.

I think I'm pretty regular. I try to keep it pretty regular; I go to sleep early. I don't know what distances me from other rap artists - I haven't met a lot of 'em.