No one will live all his life in the world into which he was born and no one will die in the world in which he worked in his maturity.

...recognize and respect Earth's beautiful systems of balance, between the presence of animals on land, the fish in the sea, birds in the air, mankind, water, air, and land. Most importantly there must always be awareness of the actions by people that can disturb this precious balance.

in all cultures, human beings - in order to be human - must understand the nonhuman.

Never underestimate that a small group of people can hold up a liquor license. Sometimes, it's the only thing that can.

to the extent that either sex is disadvantaged, the whole culture is poorer, and the sex that, superficially, inherits the earth, inherits only a very partial legacy. The more whole the culture, the more whole each member, each man, each woman, each child will be.

Life is in one of its smoother phases ... I've no responsibilities in the world except friends and students and cherishing the life of the world -- and the belief that there is enough love to go round.

I have spent most of my life studying the lives of other peoples - faraway peoples - so that Americans might better understand themselves.