Kindness I've discovered is everything in life.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.

Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything.

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise... Because this is how life is full of surprises.

In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought.

As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.

We must believe in free will - we have no choice.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

There will never be any peace in the world as long as we eat animals.

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.

Getting out of bed with a smile on your face most days is the start of being and knowing you are successful.

He never realized how noisy American silence was until all the gadgets died.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go.

The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people.

Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, and gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness.

If you decide that you cannot beat a temptation, what you are really doing is giving yourself permission to be irresponsible.

Anyone who thinks that the climbing of Denali is a picnic is badly mistaken.

...our state will not...secede. Have no doubt but Lincoln will make a good president - at least we ought to give him a fair trial.

Popularity has become its own justification.

Don't you be afraid, sweetheart. Death is just a part of life, something we're all destined to do.