The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy.

One way or another, the choice will be made by our generation, but it will affect life on earth for all generations to come

Saving civilization is not a spectator sport.

No civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural support systems. Nor will ours.

Today, more than ever, we need political leaders who can see the big picture, who understand the relationship between the economy and its environmental support systems.

Our numbers expand, but Earth's natural systems do not.

The throwaway economy that has been evolving over the last half-century is an aberration, now itself headed for the junk heap of history.

Population growth is exceeding farmers' ability to keep up...Our oldest enemy, hunger, is again at the door.

Humanity's greatest challenge may soon be just making it to the next harvest.

Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth. Capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth.

The biggest threat to global stability is the potential for food crises in poor countries to cause government collapse.

God always sees me with no make-ups on because He knew how we started.

A lot of visions remain visions and never come to realization

One of the strongest conviction of delayed gratification is to convince people to have faith in the truth.

For me, I focus on trying to get it right and be as fair as possible. There's not much else I can do. People will believe what they want - facts be damned.

The tiny fish enjoy themselves in the sea.

Because we have put ourselves in our own zoo, we find it difficult to break out.

Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.

Character demonstrates itself in trifles.

You don't have the same reaction to a girl walking around the street today in a nightgown and a vintage coat and sneakers, that you did six years ago.

When it's only clothes, that is not satisfying enough for me. I don't think I could do this for 10, 20 years if that was all. It also has to be about a psychology or a mentality or a concept.