We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.

In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?

Mark Twain

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done.

Katey Sagal

We are preoccupied with time. If we could learn to love space as deeply as we are now obsessed with time, we might discover a new meaning in the phrase to live like men.

Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

I think Douglas was a real one-off. He was so clever and so intelligent and so well read in real science that he could make science fiction work as well as it did. And just such fun to have around, he was just such a lovely man.

Lalla Ward

I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.

Maggie Q

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.

Thomas Fuller

Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.

Gabrielle Union

Through all God's works there runs a beautiful harmony. The remotest truth in His universe is linked to that which lies nearest the throne.

Edwin Hubbell Chapin

Sympathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

Don Marquis

I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.

Mick Jagger