Above all we must realize that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place - or not to bother

I was the sort of person who didn't care about hairdressing and clothes and parties and boyfriends. I really wanted to be in the wild.

If we kill off the wild, then we are killing a part of our souls.

To me, trees are living beings and they have their own sort of personalities.

The most important thing is to actually think about what you do. To become aware and actually think about the effect of what you do on the environment and on society. That's key, and that underlies everything else.

A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.

Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change.