"Wisdom principle 13 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 46."

"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a profound truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."

"It is a radiant truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one."

"I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess."

"He who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"To pass from estrangement from God to be a son of God is the basic fact of conversion. That altered relationship with God gives you an altered relationship with yourself, with your brother man, with nature, with the universe."

"I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources."