“Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.”

For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.

There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.

We have nowhere else to go, this is all we have.

We – mankind – stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device – our consciousness of the crisis – as our unique contribution.

Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.

With the exception of the few cases to be discussed in the next chapter, adolescence represented no period of crisis or stress, but was instead an orderly developing of a set of slowly maturing interests and activities.

We are at a point in history where a proper attention to space, and especially near space, may be absolutely crucial in bringing the world together.

There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing when we save our children, we save ourselves

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.

As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate more lovingly, our own.

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.

If man has not found ways to deal with environmental problems such as water and air pollution by 1998, it will be too late. The future is not determined and it lies in our own hands.

My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.

Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.

Human nature is almost unbelievably malleable, responding accurately and contrastingly to contrasting cultural conditions.

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

Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.

A person who acquires English has access to all the things that that language makes possible.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

From better access to American markets for our beef and lamb farmers, to cutting tariffs on dairy products like cheese, which are up to 17 per cent, there are significant opportunities for UK farming.

I don’t try to sensationalize anybody. I’m not trying to entertain. I’m trying to give information and give access to me and tell about our program.

I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

There is moderation even in excess.