The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.

We're as ephemeral as raindrops. We all fall, and we all land somewhere.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world.

Worshipers never leave church...we carry our sanctuary with us wherever we go.

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

Faith is not a conclusion you reach...it's a journey you live.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.

You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.

Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?

We derive courage from love. Bravery borne from love trumps the ingrained desire for self-preservation.

If you want to stay in a state of illusion, stay in it. But you can always wake up.

Next door to Ethiopia spreading out along the strategic Red Sea coastline is Eritrea, a relatively new country, and a place that few Americans seem to fully understand.

I like my way of doing things better than your way of not doing them.

No man has ever ruled other men for their own good.

If happiness could be bought, we'd probably be unhappy at the price tag. If only the secret of happiness was as simple as getting wealthy and spending more.

We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.

Yeah, but if I don't start my nervous pacing now, I'll never have it all done in time.

Who wants to be a goddess when we can be human? Perfection is a flaw disguised as control.

Love, it seems to me, is that condition in which one is most contentedly oneself.