We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
There are four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. That’s four million solutions to the problem of staying alive.
These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more.
It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.
It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
More than 26,000 lives may be lost to the effects of drug abuse this year. This tragic impact is felt in communities across this great nation. Sadly many of these deaths occur among our young people.
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.
We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Our true nationality is mankind.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
Are we happy that our grandchildren may never seen an elephant except in a picture book?
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.
