If he had had no education, maybe Basho could have been a much greater poet.
Whatever we'll be forced to do later, we should be doing now.
The premise is simple: One economy and one environment, and they're interdependent.
War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.
The wise person understands that his own happiness must include the happiness of others.
The people of the future will say, 'meat-eaters!' in disgust and regard us in the same way that we regard cannibals and cannibalism.
We're the only species that have crapped up the planet and the only species that can clean it up.
He knew sometimes some fear can be good. When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don't do something, it can prompt you into action. But it is not good when you are afraid that it keeps you from doing anything.
We control the machine. At one point the machine controlled us.
To give preference to the life of a being simply because that being is a member of our species would put us in the same position as racists who give preference to those who are members of their race.
I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and a milk round. When I was 15 or 16, I worked in a supermarket on Saturdays stacking shelves, and then every summer I temped, right through university until my working days started.