Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating soil.

Burning one hectare of grassland gives off more, and more damaging, pollutants than 6,000 cars. And we are burning in Africa, every single year, more than one billion hectares.

Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries.

If you dig deep and keep peeling the onion, artists and freelance writers are the leaders in society - the people who start to get new ideas out.

People and land need healing which is all inclusive - holistic.

We need to manage holistically, embracing all of our science and traditional knowledge - all sources of knowledge. We can do that from the household to government to international relations.

Think of it, I literally had to touch death and be born again to live a glimpse of the life that I never had.

When we hear our souls speak, we are free.

There was a fine line between madness and intelligence.

When you come to a fork in the road, be still, and see with your mind's eye. There you find the clarity you seek.

O God, do not leave me. I have done nothing good in Your sight, but according to Your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good.

You don't know what's coming for you in life, and you don't know what's around the corner. When you're in a great deal of pain, you're only imagining your world the way it is.

I don't even want you to nod, that's how much you annoy me. Just freeze and shut up.

A warrior of light needs both patience and speed. He treats each situation as if it were unique.

But the hoping, that's what really hurts.

I'm always being realistic.