In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.

It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.

We know we cannot defend to be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them - exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food.

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.

Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.

The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or so, and twenty guys tell you to go to hell, or that they haven't got time. But maybe at the fortieth or sixtieth house you find the one guy who is all you need. You're not going to organize everything; you're just going to get it started.

We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.