Can you imagine a scenario, given our present circumstances, in which human life will actually survive and be here in a thousand years?

...returning to nature has been a dream present in the minds of every generation since mankind first left nature.

I was disoriented by the idea that men should ever leave the forest.

It occurred to me that no words by the tongue of man can express the simplicities of a quiet land, so I returned to the river.

The contemplative man always lives alone. Regardless of who may reside in his home, his is a solitary world.

I watched the surrounding landscape with great curiosity, and I wanted to discover the words that could describe all its unspoiled beauty.

For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

Can freedom become a burden, too heavy for man to bear, something he tries to escape from?..Is there not also, perhaps, besides an innate desire for freedom, an instinctive wish for submission?

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Maybe I'd be a storyboard artist. Graphic novel/comic book artist. Backup dancer. Singer. It would be cool to focus on one of these full time. But I like seeing them all intertwine.

What you put your attention on grows strong in your life.

Whatever else I know, I know that if you invest love and care in any individual you can help them to make a difference, to write their own life story.

Criticism is concerned with evaluation. There may be evaluative principles implicit in this or that form of theory, but theory in and of itself is not prescriptive.

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

You're not like anyone I've ever known. You fascinate me.