We tiptoed the tops of beaver dams, hopped hummocks, went wading, looked at spring flowers, tried to catcha snake, got lost and found. How fine it was to move at a meandery, child's pace.

If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.

What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it, before being asked to heal its wounds.

Exploration of the natural world begins in early childhood, flourishes in middle childhood, and continues in adolescence as a pleasure and a source of strength for social action.

The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth.

You can’t bounce off the walls If there are no walls: outdoor schools make kids happier—and smarter

Wet sneakers and muddy clothes are prerequisites for understanding the water cycle.

Change can be weird or even queer. But change has to happen for things to grow--for us to grow. And change isn't so bad when you're not in it alone.

It is not so easy as running and not running.

Dean bristled at the idea of outsiders on our turf. I completely understood his apprehension. New people tended to want to kill us. I don’t know why. We were nice people.

For a long time, nobody had figured out Information Architecture, so we all just made stuff up.

Blessed is the man who gets the opportunity to devote his life to something bigger than himself and who finds himself surrounded by friends who share his passion.

It's political Daddyism and it's as old as demagogues and despotism.

While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience.

On days when I do not work, I am working on my image.

We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they're told something is fiction.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.