"Life is a never ending miracle unfolding in every moment, and if we turn our attention to that silent presence in our heart, we can participate in that miracle."

“I think the initial reason why I became interested in farming is that I wanted to be outdoors. I've always enjoyed being outdoors. And so, I looked around and when I was at high school, probably 14 or so, my parents through friends arranged for me to be able to go work on farms on the weekend.”

Source : Interview at the Academy of Acheivement, May 23, 1998.

“It's that Romney is taking advantage of the government's 'free stuff,' too, and has been profiting from it handsomely for a long, long time - even as he rails about the 'free stuff' that the government provides other people.”

“There are two classes of men; those who are content to yield to circumstances and who play whist; those who aim to control circumstances, and who play Chess”

Source : Mortimer Collins, Frank Kerslake (1880). “Attic Salt, Or, Epigrammatic Sayings, Healthful, Humorous and Wise: In Prose and Verse, Collected from the Works of Mortimer Collins”

“My job, my mission, the reason I’ve been put onto this planet, is to save wildlife. And I thank you for comin’ with me. Yeah, let’s get 'em!”

“Even though Raster Blaster was only a video game, I was learning about designing stuff. I got good at drawing.”

“Composition has almost always been solitary.”

“I believe you are more believing in the Bible than I. I am not, and, you are much happier than I.”

“Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.”