Coming to know one another based on a shared humanity through dialogue is the key to breaking down the walls of isolation and reversing the decline of life-to-life bonds among human beings.

I'm a perfectionist, so doing a high quality, high caliber television show with great actors makes me feel like there's this whole world of television that I've never experienced.

How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind.

I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun.

In Garden Party or 40 Days and 40 Nights, I played characters who people dont necessarily like; I just find some humanity in them.

The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society.

I'm not very good at dating. I'm very decisive. If I like someone, then they're my boyfriend. It's pretty straightforward.

The only way to be happy is to prepare your mind to be happy.

As a lie can be buried, the truth will always bloom.

Ships passing in broad daylight.

America is no longer a country that cares about experts. In fact, it hates experts. If you can't fit a story into the culture-war storyline in ten seconds or less, it dies.

If Occupy Wall Street can see their way to more collaboration with the union movement, then there will be a great deal of political action possible.

Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have.

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are... That we actually have the guts, the perserverance, the capacity... because, if it's true, then we become estranged from all we know.

I am eating more. I think you do eat more when you're working out. And you want to eat healthily, so it's good all round.