“But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.”

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.

We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about – farming replacing hunting.

The sea is the universal sewer.

However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day.

The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature.

People protect what they love.

we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.

If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed.

Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.

We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters… and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult.

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.

I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It’s either growing or it’s dying. No matter if it’s a tree or a human being.

People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.

Being known for musicals is a great thing.

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

I’ve had a lot more success helping guys then just being punitive.

At the heart of every being lies creation’s dream of a principle that will one day give organic form to its fragmented treasures. God is unity.

Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.

Being happy is a matter of personal taste.