Individuality doesn't just mean individualism-standing alone. It means developing one's unique gifts, and being able to share them for the enjoyment of oneself and others.

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

[O]ur greatest contributions to the cause of freedom and development overseas is not what we do over there, but what we do right here at home.

I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I am a dyed-in-the-woo l possibilist! By this, I mean with an eco-mind, we see that everything's connected and change is the only constant.

Every choice we make can be a celebration of the world we want.

Nature is with us if we can learn how to align with it and not break the basic laws that generate life.

For me hope isn't wishful thinking or blind faith about the future. It's a stance toward life - one of curiosity and humility.