When I die, the world dies with me. I'd really like to leave it better than how I found it and I'm doing what I can to effect that.

I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn't inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless.

Everything you do makes my body scream with loneliness.

War is very sad and small life is pathetically fragile at times.

When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done.

Never once have I thought that Social Security would be something that would ever be available to me.

Quite often people will get an animal which is probably not a good idea for them to have. They get it out of enthusiasm, there is a genuine interest, but sometimes they're not exactly prepared for what they're getting themselves into.