A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, "This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.

Science demands objective factual evidence - proof; spiritual experience is subjective and leads to faith.

When you borrow you plan to pay back. We're stealing from our children - so many people have no intention of paying back.

Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior.

We seem to have lost the wisdom of the indigenous people, which dictated that in any major decision, the first consideration was 'How will this decision we're making today affect our people in the future? These days, decisions are made based on the bottom line.

The chimps' way of aggression is quick and brutal. I compare them to gang attacks.

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