The real goal of the Earth Charter is that it will in fact become like the Ten Commandments.

In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost.

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns.

Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring this about?

We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse.

Either we reduce the world's population voluntarily or nature will do this for us, but brutally

Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven't accepted it - and it's recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses.

We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits.

I am a socialist in ideology, a capitalist in methodology.

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.

I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously.

Have you heard or been told that chemical imbalances occur in depression? If so, you have been seriously misinformed.

If you're THAT smart...why aren't you THAT rich?

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

He who endures penance and hardships for another delights in that person's company.

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary.

In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.

To get over the guilt of drinking, take your brandy in milk. This way, it becomes medicinal.

In my everyday life, I can be as square as I want. But when it comes to movies and telling stories, I can't. I've got to be radical, and on some level, that's what I like to do.

The best feedback is what we don't want to hear.

I tell people to frame the picture. Make the greatest, most perfect composition you can . . . and then take a step forward. It skews it a bit and makes it more interesting.