Happiness is a myth. It was invented to make us buy new things.
My whole mission in life is to help us find the power we lack to create the world we want.
No society has fulfilled its democratic promise if people go hungry. . . If some go without food they have surely been deprived of all power. The existence of hunger belies the existence of democracy.
Honest hope has an edge. It's messy. It requires that we let go of all pat answers, all preconceived formulas, all confidence that our sailing will be smooth. It's not a resting point. Honest hope is movement.
Our food system takes abundant grain,which people can't afford,and shrinks it into meat,which better-off people will pay for.
The good life for me always meant connecting with those big, important issues that grown-ups get so excited about.
With an eco-mind, we get ready for surprises, for we realize it's just not possible to know what's possible.
Nemesis is one of God's handmaids.
I'm honored if I can inspire somebody else.
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental effects