We got everyone's attention, but we didn't solve any environmental problems.

There was almost a universal acceptance of unhealthy conditions. Sulfur dioxide in smokestack emissions were the price, or smell, of prosperity.

Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves enough electricity to run a television for three hours.

I feel more confident than ever that the power to save the planet rests with the individual consumer.

By the year 2000, such renewable energy sources could provide 40 percent of the global energy budget; by 2025, humanity could obtain 75 percent of its energy from solar resources.

When civilization stands at the edge of a cliff, a step forward doesn't make much sense.

It is already too late to avoid mass starvation.

We presently have the technology ... fuel cells, solar cells, hydrogen ... the opportunities are amazing for clean energy.

These are not exhortations from overwrought extremists, but carefully phrased warnings from some of the world's finest scientists.

I suppose I'd characterize myself as having a faith-based optimism. My faith is parental and Darwinian.

An acre of windy prairie could produce between $4,000 and 10,000 worth of electricity per year - which is far more than the value of the land's crop of corn or wheat.

That our affections kill us not, nor dye.

The true Epicurean cultivates the capacity to take pleasure in simple things, while those around him chase pleasure in more things.

You have to get angry in the face of bad situations. It's the most effective way to escape the bridles of despair.

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

John Cage made you realise that there wasn't a thing called noise, it was just music you hadn't appreciated.

There are no accidents, only encounters with destiny!

Try harder every day to be better than the day before.

WikiLeaks is a service to the population. Assange should get an award for - presidential medal of honor.

Another thing that's good about writing to describe a situation or a state of consciousness is that you can finally get it right. That was my intention, and that's always interesting.

Long-term success depends upon trust.