I would never go to jail to protect animals or plants or wilderness. For me, it’s about the people.

Civil disobedience is an act of love.

What one person can do is to plant the seeds of love and outrage in the hearts of a movement. And if those hearts are fertile ground, those seeds of love and outrage will grow into a revolution.

Our security doesn't come from turning away from the hard stuff; it comes from the knowledge that we can handle it.

Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.

Respond to stressful times by turning towards each other, rather than away from each other.

We need actions that are really coming from people's souls.

The reality is not that I lack respect for the law; it's that I have greater respect for justice.

It's really hard to change the world when your first priority is making sure that the little world around yourself doesn't change.

Alienation is perhaps the most effective tool of control in America, and every reminder of our real connectedness weakens that tool.

I don't think a worship of nature is necessary to mount a really strong defense of the environment.

What did the soup say to the tea plate? "You're too shallow for me. I like deep dish to dip right into!" I still keep my British humour in good taste. No room for egos or rumours.

Look. The world is full of liars, and it’s time someone admitted it, shed a light on it, and lightened up about it.

Reasonable things would never bring you joy as much as unreasonable ones do.

The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.

I think I should be a president. President of the United States.

With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note.

I listen to all sorts of things. I get kind of embarrassed with my iPod, because I am a top-40 type of girl; I am not the kind of person to introduce people to new music.

We have produced some good walkers and saunterers, and some noted climbers; but as a staple recreation, as a daily practice, the mass of the people dislike and despise walking.

Nowadays, of course, just about our only solvent industry is the merchandising of death, bankrolled by our grandchildren.

Why do we spend years using up our bodies to nurture our minds with experience and find our minds turning then to our exhausted bodies for solace?