The most radical political act there is is to be an optimist. The most radical political act there is is to believe that, if I change, other people will follow suit.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.

Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference

We never know which of us will start the chain reaction. But one of us will.

We can all change the people around us by changing ourselves.

Environmentalism is not about the environment. It is about people. It is about a vision for a better life-for people.

If the pleasures we seek are not permanent, then how important are they?

Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not to take away from them.

All of our potentials for good are unlimited.

Do we work for and pay for all this convenience in order to live our lives, or do we live our lives in order to work for and pay for all this convenience?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food packaging makes up twenty percent of our solid waste nationwide.

...I expected a gift, you know, something nice and useless...

I never voted for a president until I felt Obama had a dream and might pull it off, and that was the first time I ever voted for a president.

I know that England changed me. I became a little bit colder, a little different.

Who dat dere's gunna beat dat team? Who Dat? Who dat?

Marriages that last are with people who do not live in Los Angeles.

Angel screeched with fury and despair to the empty walls around her. "I'm human, do you hear me? It hurts!

It's a miracle that David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop are actually still alive today, given how hard they lived.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.

I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is.

When you don't have anything to lose, you discover something wonderful: you're free to take great risks without fear or reservation.