If tomorrow we decided only to desist from killing and causing suffering for sport and entertainment, the world would be significantly better for animals. Even this we have failed to achieve.

Humans have "dominion" over animals. But that "dominion" (radah in Hebrew) does not mean despotism, rather we are set over creation to care for what God has made and to treasure God's own treasures.

It is an unfortunate fact that those people who are most eloquent in their demand for the conservation of animals are often those most eager to violate animal life at the first opportunity.

One cannot get to animal rights by trampling on human rights.

I would happily, sometimes more than happily, have vacated my role as an animal theologian, if there were others prepared to take my place.

I fear theology is--in the words attributed to William Temple--"still in its infancy" when it comes to animals.

There are only two ways to deal with the media: either elect to take the Buddha's vow of eternal silence, or make one's voice known as responsibly as one humanly can, and take the consequences.

Ordinary leaders move mounds, good leaders move hills, but great leaders move mountains.

Power in America today is control of the means of communication.

I was living in Maryland and my first week was dreadful. My first week I actually got into a fight at school

I would not have had our troops in Iraq.

If you had ever heard my album you would know that I could never consider the music business!

Without that poise and balance and gentle humor and caring sense, nothing happens at all. It's just egotism and vanity and jealousy and possessiveness.

The end of suffering does not justify the suffering, what a mess I am, I thought, what a fool, how foolish and narrow, how worthless, how pinched and pathetic, how helpless.

In fear we are acting on fiction and in love we are acting on truth

With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign.

When lack of structure fails, it fails all at once. What works totally fine from 0-20 employees, is disastrous at 30.