Online petitions are built around getting as many signatures as possible. But the experience of taking them and forgetting about them degrades the importance.

I used to be a lot more afraid of climate change. Now I spend my time working, planning, trying to move forward.

Taking fear seriously is not easy. A lot of people's response to fear is "Don't worry so much, it's crazy." But some things absolutely deserve our fear, and climate change is first among them.

Psychologically speaking, the rational, healthy response to climate change is to say to oneself, "What can I do about this?" But that question is often answered through individual action.

While the American people have the impression that scientists are hard at work figuring out this complex matter of climate change, it's not actually that complicated.

There are a lot of reasons people don't talk about climate change. One of them has to do with the language of science, and people feeling not competent about this issue.

Climate change has been associated so much with a peaceful mentality - obviously peace and love are good, but we need to think about climate as a threat to survival.

By looking the other way on climate change we facilitate a collective denial, and we do it for each other.

Politicians like the effect of alcohol because it makes them feel important.

We see them most when we are o nnthe outside looking in

God has many names though He is only one Being.

Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Really, time is your soul mate.

Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them.

It's highly ironic that it was the conservatives on the court who overturned so many statutes.

I was about to move out of my apartment because I was so broke. I'd sort of made a pact with myself that I wouldn't take a job unless it was interesting to me, and I became broke very fast.

The noncook is in a helpless position, much like that of the car owner who can’t change a tire and has to depend on mechanics to keep his automobile running.

Thought tends to collect in pools.