"Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesn't show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet."

"Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change."

"Maybe more climate activists will think about the climate change not as an international problem to be resolved in an air-conditioned meeting hall, but as a guerilla war to be fought in the streets."

"Mark Ruffalo, aka the Incredible Hulk, is the natural gas industry's worst nightmare: a serious, committed activist who is determined to use his star power as a superhero in the hottest movie of the moment to draw attention the environmental and public health risks of fracking."

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: I will try once more tomorrow. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."