It really is a very radical call ... to reject materialism as our central value and to think about the sanctity of life and what that really means if we take it seriously.

What to do about climate change is political, it's social, and it's moral, which is one of the reasons the scientific community reached out to the Pope, to ask for his involvement in this issue.

Scientists should continue doing what they've always done, which is to understand the Earth as well as they can.

We don't survive without plants and animals because we rely on them, we rely on plants to put oxygen into the atmosphere, we rely on ... fish and crops and cows to eat.

When we damage the environment, we damage everything we depend on.

Most people have thought of ... climate change as a problem about the environment that is separate and distinct from problems of human wellbeing.

Yet again, unscientific claims were being circulated broadly, but the scientists' refutation of them was published where only fellow scientists would see it.

Scientists are scientists. They're not really in a position to speak clearly on the moral dimensions, and they're not really comfortable doing that.

Scientific monitoring is going to be terrifically important, because whatever steps we take ... we will have to monitor those steps in order to know if they're actually working.

I think Pope Francis is our Pope Francis. I mean, the point of him is that he's a global leader, and he's trying, I think he's embracing that role.

It's extremely hard to know what the economic consequences of any decision will be. And I'm not a, a, a financial analyst, so I, I generally don't try to make some kind of prediction about that.

History does not remember the forgettable. It honors the unique minority the majority cannot forget.

But flaming youth in all it's madnessKeeps nothing of its heart concealed:It's loves and hates, its joys and sadness, Are babbled out and soon revealed.

Why is it that loving something provides such little protection from betrayal?

Wayne put me right here, that's who I get the paper wit. I hope that my success never alters our relationship.

The blogosphere gives me my life, I am fortunate to have developed relationships with great websites who allow me to reach a whole ton of new people everyday.

And I think as long as a song has beautiful lyrics, I'm so happy.

I learned that the purpose of the Twelve Steps is to do the will of God.

As the game gets bigger, it get bigger for the players.

I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable.

If you haven't got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking!