I think that luxury has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with beauty.

There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.

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

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

I also believe that it's almost impossible for people to change alone. We need to join with others who will push us in our thinking and challenge us to do things we didn't believe ourselves capable of.

We got hooked on grain-fed meat just as we got hooked on gas guzzling automobiles. Big cars made sense only when oil was cheap; grain-fed meat makes sense only because the true costs of producing it are not counted.

My path has not been smooth. But the great thing about getting to be an elder is that you can look back and see the intense times of confusion and challenge, and see that if you keep walking through them, they can lead to times of great satisfaction and reward.