Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void.

America and the world is not yet on the proper trajectory.

Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?

Life simply is. It follows its course. Give yourself to the moment. Let life reveal itself to you.

The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything.

You've got the oil companies fighting Pope Francis. Fighting the scientists of the world. Fighting the governor of California. They are engaged in literally a life-and-death struggle, and I have no doubt who is going to be the victor.

The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm not going to put them in jail. All I can do is talk and encourage good climate actions and demonstrate our economy has benefited here [in California].