"For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice"

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"

"Anyone who hates children and animals can't be all bad"

"To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone"

"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men"

"I want to be spontaneous like a wild animal"

"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals"

"Man is by nature a political animal"

"Creating the kind of connections between people that lead to collective civic action, political expression, community dialogue, shared cultural experiences"

"No, I don't belong to a retirement community"

"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened"