Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature.

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded.

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few adventures thorugh the wild areas down there, introducing us to alligators and rattlesnakes and all the trees and plants.

The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it.

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.

I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all the dirty work.

Every director works differently.

Exclusive love is a contradiction in itself.

The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila.

I have no way of portraying the lives of others. I portray my own.

I can't try to throw 110 miles per hour. I've got to pitch under control.

The universe is always sending you inspiration, you just have to listen and allow.

I have no disciples, being myself an aspirant after discipleship and in search of a guru.

In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.

After a debauch of thunder-shower, the weather takes the pledge and signs it with a rainbow.

What is simplicity? Simplicity is the shortest path to a solution.