The triumph of economic globalization has inspired a wave of techno-savvy investigative activists who are as globally minded as the corporations they track.

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.

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.

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.

I like the way you kiss-a couple of test kisses, then a huge kiss.

Where do the words gowhen we have said them?

Work on." Work as if every time you started with and every time you finish.

Give out of your surplus

There is no age barrier when it comes to Christlike service.

Beauty is not democratic; she reveals herself more to the few than to the many.

Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.

I'm an actor, so I love to be degraded!

I don't feel the need for unusual or glamorous foods like caviar, and I tend more towards ordinary, satisfying food.

My actions were coming from a place of love.