The task is clear: to create a culture of caretaking in which no one and nowhere is thrown away, in which the inherent value of people and all life is foundational.

Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you.

Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.

Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.

When Nike says, just do it, that's a message of empowerment. Why aren't the rest of us speaking to young people in a voice of inspiration?

We can save ourselves, but only if we let go of the myth of dominance and mastery and learn to work with nature.

The powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on that most rarefied delicacy: impunity.

I am convinced that climate change represents a historic opportunity on an even greater scale.

[On climate change:] What if it's all a hoax and we've created a better world for nothing?

Our enslavement to oil has required the repression of millions of Arab people. As they shake off their bonds, so must we.

In a world where profit is consistently put before both people and the planet, climate economics has everything to do with ethics and morality.

Facing your fears robs them of their power.

After one has read everything and thought everything, one still have everything to learn.

Hi ladies, Hi Girls..., If you don't add more knowledge to what you already know, you may be a virgin but may not raise your bar! Go, get extra oil!

I genuinely try to make movies I'd want to go and see, movies that are a bit more challenging.

I don't have all the answers. I have a lot of questions. And I have some basic principles.

I'd hope to reach any kid who feels apart from the group - those who seem to be outsiders, who feel different. Kids who want to reach their parents often don't know how to do so.

Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing. Turn out your toes as you walk. And remember who you are!

I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.

One of the most important differences I see between prose and poetry is the music of the language.

Oh God," I said. "I'm Zmey's daughter. Zmey junior. Zmeyette, even.