"Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government."

"The infinite faith I have in people's ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior."

"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful."

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men."

"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

"A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience."

"I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to work on great stuff, but I think I'm a failure in all the personal stuff that is most important to me."