Agriculture is the process of turning eco-systems into people.

Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance

A culture disconnected from wild nature becomes insane.

I like to talk about the idea of "design without design," where... we're creating the conditions for the things that we want to see happen rather than trying to force a particular set of outcomes.

Vegetarians may be appalled, but much of gardening is actually raising animals: the tiny ones under the earth's surface

The plants we've chosen will collect and cycle Earth's minerals, water, and air; shade the soil and renew it with leafy mulch; and yield fruits and greens for people and wildlife.

When you are doing work of value, people will support you in a variety of ways, not just money.

I’ve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited toschool for Career Day.

Education is the key to the door of opportunity.

Art is everywhere.

Sadness is not out there. It's inside you. Sadness is often a misperception and false interpretation of a situation.

Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.

If I live for you, I can fulfill your happiness, but if you allow me to then you don't care about mine.

There is no differentiation between all living things: trees, river, animals, and humans.

When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that anyone else saw the work I was doing

And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound.

Wine gives great pleasure, and every pleasure is of itself a good. and A man should cultivate his mind so as to have that confidence and readiness without wine, which wine gives.