Whoever invented the word 'grace' must have seen the wing-folding of the plover.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.

The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?

There can be no doubt that a society rooted in the soil is more stable than one rooted in pavements.

There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.

The first law of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.

Play to your strengths.""I haven’t got any, " said Harry, before he could stop himself."Excuse me, " growled Moody, "you’ve got strengths if I say you’ve got them. Think now. What are you best at?

He had been trying to measure the distance between the earth and God.

Your love, not your worry, is the most valuable thing any of us can give our children.

Unreasonable self-criticism represents a form of self-hatred and fear.

In terms of jobs, I'm an actor. There's gotta' be depth there. I'd never say yes to something just to play the hot guy. That's not what I'm interested in.

The law of England is a very strange one; it cannot compel anyone to tell the truth. . . . But what the law can do is to give you seven years for not telling the truth.

Patience alleviates, as impatience augments, pain; thus persons of strong will suffer less than those who give way to irritation.

'Perfect' is the enemy of 'good enough'.

We have to burn brightly. We can’t burn forever

In a war the aggressor sets the rules.