Economy without ecology means managing the human nature relationship without knowing the delicate balance between humankind and the natural world

We have to shift our attitude of ownership of nature to relationship with nature. The moment you change from ownership to relationship, you create a sense of the sacred.

The way to healthy living is to shift from quantitative economic growth to quality of life, food, water and air - to shift from craving to contentment and from greed to gratitude

Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth; Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe

We depend on the gifts of nature, but these gifts must be received with gratitude and not exploited or abused

Without the land, the rivers, the oceans, the forests, the sunshine, the minerals and thousands of natural resources we would have no economy whatsoever

Happiness is possible only when we are kind to others and contented within.

How much I can learn from a tree! The tree is my church, the tree is my temple, the tree is my mantra, the tree is my poem and my prayer.

What we call 'economic growth' is in fact a growth in waste and a decline in the health of natural habitat

Human happiness, true prosperity and joyful living can only emerge from a life of elegant simplicity, embedded in the arts and crafts.

Our relationship with Nature... best way of forging this relationship... be a pilgrim and not a tourist on Planet Earth

Stop trying to explain yourself. People only understand things from their level of perception

The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible-that is precisely why they are so precious.

Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower.

As an adult I had mastered the art of looking without seeing and listening without hearing and eating without tasting and maybe even existing without living.

We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very little effort to feel victimized.

I was just in Las Vegas, where prostitution is legal. Which is a relief because I live in Los Angeles, where it is mandatory.

I admire the actors that truly can impersonate someone - become someone, inhabit someone. It's amazing when you see it done.

Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary.

He who quotes himself has a fool for a source.