‎'All we need is a book,' roared Leslie; 'don't panic, hit 'em with a book.

A house is not a home until it has a dog.

There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in.

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization.

When man continues to destroy nature, he saws the very branch on which he sits since the rational protection of nature is at the same time the protection of mankind

Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things.

In conservation, the motto should always be 'never say die'.

If naturalists go to heaven (about which there is considerable ecclesiastical doubt), I hope that I will be furnished with a troop of kakapo to amuse me in the evening instead of television.

My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.

They were maps that lived, maps that one could study, frown over, and add to; maps, in short, that really meant something.

Gradually the magic of the island [Corfu] settled over us as gently and clingingly as pollen.

If we are alone, we become more alone. Life is strange

Today, ... anything you can come up with that works is worth trying.

The only time I ever want to be something is outside a party so I can get in.

You really can't say things that upset someone in print and expect them to be nice and leave you their money. That's just not reasonable.

That theatrical kind of virtue, which requires publicity for its stage, and an applauding world for its audience, could not be depended on, in the secrecy of solitude, or the retirement of a desert.

Reducing the budget for Amtrak makes no sense unless the Administration is prepared to implement a reform strategy which can be supported by the budget request.

Our society nurtures the illusion that all the rewards go to the people who are perfect. But many of us are finding out that trying to be perfect is costly.

I especially love 'Web Therapy' and I did 'Eastbound and Down' too. I had a lot of fun doing that.

You cannot win a game of tug-o-war by merely standing firm.

Listening to your internal guidance system will lead to a rich, fulfilled, happy life. That's been my experience... and millions of folks can attest to it in their own lives as well.