The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.

Risk discomfort and solitude for understanding.

If diversity is a source of wonder, its opposite - the ubiquitous condensation to some blandly amorphous and singularly generic modern culture that takes for granted an impoverished environment - is a source of dismay. There is, indeed, a fire burning over the earth, taking with it plants and animals, cultures, languages, ancient skills and visionary wisdom. Quelling this flame, and re-inventing the poetry of diversity is perhaps the most important challenge of our times.

Its haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction.

All cultures through all time have constantly been engaged in a dance with new possibilities for life. Change is the one constant in human history.

The surface of the Earth itself is an immense loom upon which the sun weaves the fabric of existence.

The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.