Butterflies may be better indicators of the health of our environment than birds.

I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. Before I came along, the primary way to observe birds was to shoot them and stuff them.

The truth of the matter is, the birds could very well live without us, but many -- perhaps all -- of us would find life incomplete, indeed almost intolerable without the birds.

Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble.

Vultures are homely, but they clean up all the garbage and that's good. And they're elegant in the sky.

Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy.

The more you look, the more you will see.

The other creatures with which we share this world have their rights too, but not speaking our language, they have no voice, no vote; it is our moral duty to take care of them.

Of all the various out-door recreations I have tried, when it comes to genuine, exciting sport, give me hunting with a camera.

Birds are, perhaps, the most eloquent expression of reality.

More birds have adapted to a changing world than have failed. Very few have the narrow tolerance of the ivory-billed woodpecker or the Bachman's warbler.

The future is what matters — because one never reaches it, but always stays in the present — like the White Queen who had to run like the wind to remain in the same spot.

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list.

Woman is the most moral element in all humanity.

Your life only gets better when you get better, and you can improve yourself without limit. Learn something new every day.

Work is changing for men as much as it is for women.

A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace.

Willpower is so common among highly successful people that many see its characteristics as synonymous with success.

Give deliberately. Giving is at its best when it's a conscious effort that's repeatedly made.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm in my right mind. Then it passes off and I'm as intelligent as ever.

I want to kill myself, to escape from responsiblity, to crawl abjectly back into the womb.