For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it's a pity we use it so little.

But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?

Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.

We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.

Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.

People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings.

Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble and you'll probably make it through the next one.

I do fear death. But what I actually fear is not dying. I mean, true, it will be sad. But I know that there is a better place waiting for me.

Most celebrated men live in a condition of prostitution.

Imagination is as close as we will ever be to godhead . . . for in imagination, we can create wonders.

What I'm most interested in is not necessarily the wound, but the scar. Not how someone is wounded, but what the scar does later.

I can honestly say [that writing] is the best life there is, because you get to live within the realm of your own mind, and that is a profoundly rare human privilege.

We've looked for the constitution to be a national pact, and the perception now is that it's not.

Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they're so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact.

There is nothing like oratory, it is a skill that can turn a commoner into a king.