"This is it, in the best possible way. That thing I'm waiting for, that adventure, that movie-score-wor thy experience unfolding gracefully. This is it. Normal, daily life ticking by on our streets and sidewalks, in our houses and apartments, in our beds and at our dinner tables, in our dreams and prayers and fights and secrets - this pedestrian life is the most precious thing any of us will ever experience."

“There are many direct biological benefits that result from higher atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Two of the most important are increased plant photosynthesis and water-use efficiency.”

Source : "Co2: Villain Or Friend? An Exclusive Interview With Keith E. Idso". Interview with Bonner Cohen, www.heartland.org. January 1, 1999.

“I was living a life of a lie, I really was.”

“They are a fairly aggressive conservation organization that was started to protect the great whales particularly, but in general all marine life around the world. So those are the people I'm trying to attach my name to.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I hate Mcdonalds... but i'm forced to eat it.”

“A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants.”

“If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge.”

Source : "I listen to color". TED Talks, www.ted.com. June 2012.

“By withholding the knowledge of [the Scriptures] from children, we deprive ourselves of the best means of awakening moral sensibility in their minds.”

Source : Benjamin Rush (1988). “Essays: Literary, Moral and Philosophical”, Union College

“My first year in L.A. I felt lost in that big city. It's easy to be tumbled around and not figure out where you fit in even when you find your little niche.”