Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction.

But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?

Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.

We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.

Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.

Small tyrants, threatened by big, sincerely believethey love liberty.

An infinity with God has always been a circle, not a straight line past all your mistakes.

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.

I have schedules that separate everything.

Fanaticism is governed by imagination rather than judgment.

I get my inspiration from everyday life, things people my age are going through in life, good and bad experiences.

My record is, far as I know, unimpeachable.

Why are you lying awake, thinking that you're a terrible person? To keep my mind occupied when I can't sleep. Some people count sheep. I self-loathe.

History does not record anywhere or at any time a religion that has any rational basis.