Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Ecology is often confused with environmentalism, while in fact, environmentalism often leaves out the fact that people, too, can be a legitimate part of an ecosystem.

The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change.

Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality.

There is only one true wealth in all the universe. I have given you some of it. I have given your father and your mate some of it. And your friends. This wealth is living time.