If you dig deep and keep peeling the onion, artists and freelance writers are the leaders in society - the people who start to get new ideas out.

Burning one hectare of grassland gives off more, and more damaging, pollutants than 6,000 cars. And we are burning in Africa, every single year, more than one billion hectares.

Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating soil.

Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries.

People and land need healing which is all inclusive - holistic.

We need to manage holistically, embracing all of our science and traditional knowledge - all sources of knowledge. We can do that from the household to government to international relations.

The author says that though the Mexican War wound down, the interpretation of it was just beginning.

Two similar faces, neither of which alone causes laughter, use laughter when they are together, by their resemblance.

Emotions are real, just not the reasons behind them.

A movie is a diamond and suddenly someone is seeing this facet or that facet. No matter how good you think you are, there's stuff you're not seeing.

The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple.

For the rest of my life?" His voice softens. "Do you want that, Ella May? Do you want me eternally, infinitely, forever, till death do us part?

If you go to the ball game, you don't need to read the game story.

I wanted to enjoy the process. I wanted to enjoy just being on stage and giving back and the feedback.

It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your dreams.

I am ignorant and that's why I'm happy!