Things just always seem to lead to the logical next step.
I think to get society to act as a whole, people need inspiration.
So-called global warming is just a secret ploy by wacko tree-huggers to make America energy-independent, clean our air & water, improve fuel-efficiency of our vehicles, kickstart 21st century industries, & make our cities safer & more livable. Don't let them get away with it!
I think personal actions definitely matter. I think collectively they can make a big difference. But I also think that people don't live in a vacuum.
What I try to encourage individuals to do is don't sweat the small stuff, sweat the big stuff.
When you're making a purchasing decision around an appliance or a car or a home, that's when to take the environment into mind, but don't dwell so much on paper versus plastic.
If I had to choose a single action I guess I would say stop driving.
Another secret we carry is that though drab outside - wreckage to the eye, mirrors a mortification - inside we flame with a wild life that is almost incommunicable.
What's great about this hotel [Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, CA] is that I stayed here for a month when I was competing on the Oprah reality show. So it's like coming home.
Courage is of the heart by derivation, And great it is. But fear is of the soul.
As far as Marx's analysis of capitalism, there's a lot of very useful ideas in it, but he's developing an abstract model of 19th century capitalism. It's abstract and it's changed.