The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.

We can't see ahead of time what actions are going to be the ones that move history in dramatic ways.

Freedom is not the capacity to do whatever we please; freedom is the capacity to make intelligent choices.

I never like to use those terms [like pessimistic].

Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.

Beauty is created by fellow human beings, and enhanced because they are in relationship with each other.

Fear doesn't have to stop us.