"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."

“Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.”

“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

“Every ideology is contrary to human psychology.”

“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.”

Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.

“That is the nature of being well educated. It is to accept the framework of power and not question it.” 

“Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.” 

“The mindset which leaves no room for sincere concern for the environment is the same mindset which lacks concern for the most vulnerable members of society.” 

“Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing countries in coming decades. Many of the poor live in areas particularly affected by phenomena related to warming, and their means of subsistence are largely dependent on natural reserves and ecosystemic services such as agriculture, fishing and forestry. They have no other financial activities or resources which can enable them to adapt to climate change or to face natural disasters, and their access to social services and protection is very limited. For example, changes in climate, to which animals and plants cannot adapt, lead them to migrate; this in turn affects the livelihood of the poor, who are then forced to leave their homes, with great uncertainty for their future and that of their children. There has been a tragic rise in the number of migrants seeking to flee from the growing poverty caused by environmental degradation. They are not recognized by international conventions as refugees; they bear the loss of the lives they have left behind, without enjoying any legal protection whatsoever. Sadly, there is widespread indifference to such suffering, which is even now taking place throughout our world. Our lack of response to these tragedies involving our brothers and sisters points to the loss of that sense of responsibility for our fellow men and women upon which all civil society is founded.” 

“The media only writes about the sinners and the scandals, he said, but that's normal, because 'a tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows.” 

“Therefore, let the moon shine on thee in thy solitary walk; And let the misty-mountain winds be free to blow against thee.” 

“Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.” 

I do think we're an endangered species. But that we do have a plan to save the rainforest.

The main message we want to get out there is that climate change is caused by the rotten economic system.

Print some money and give it to us for the rain forests.

Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.

If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don't see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman.

I always thought we had an environmental problem, but I hadn't realized how urgent it was. James Lovelock writes that by the end of this century there will be one billion people left.

“Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.”

Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.

“Climate risk teaches us that the nation is not the centre of the world.” 

Watergate was a constitutional crisis of the highest order.