Years ago, after I'd answered several questions from a group of teens, one of them asked how I could stay optimistic and keep on going. I answered that instead of getting sad, I get mad.

I believe that it's vital for children and teens to be educated, to be given information to help them understand the impacts humans are having on our water, soil, and air.

It's incredibly disturbing to me that humans are disrupting pretty much every single living system on the planet.

Without information, there can be no real understanding of the ramifications of our choices.

Education, the free flow of information, is key for our personal and societal growth. It all comes back to education.

Money and stuff aren't what makes us happy. It's strong connections within families and friends, communities of people that truly care about one another.

We have spent the better part of the last fifty years being inundated by advertising, being told that we will be happier if we get more stuff. But that's been backfiring recently.

The imbalances in the climate have been brought on by the incessant push for more and more immediate wealth.

As much as it's awful to learn about all the greedy and selfish decisions that some people make, I know there are many more people who have good intentions.

Being mad is activating. Being sad can lead to hopelessness. I'm not hopeless. I'm very hopeful.

Confronting a liar makes a better liar.

The common denominator is that we have guys who are really hungry to show what they can do.

You have to be better than your problems.

Think you have a low opinion of government? You should see government's opinion of you!

And although one broken heart doesn't make me an expert in the subject, I believe you need both things - time and an emotional replacement - to fully mend one.

I knew enough about adults to know that if did tell them what had happened, I would not be believed. Adults rarely seemed to believe me when I told the truth anyway.

When we shrink from the world, our souls shrink, too.

It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do --or don't do.

Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.

We need to look at learning as the product of educational self-organization. It’s not about making learning happen; it’s about letting it happen.