Education is what people do to you. Learning is what you do to yourself. Focus on being connected, always learning, fully aware and super present.

For some reason, I grew up generally believing that Japan and Korea were quite friendly. I do know that there is some bad history and the extremists on both sides are unreasonable.

I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in response to terrorism, they have won.

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

Want to increase innovation? Lower the cost of failure.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

My whole life has been about connecting things that aren't connected.

Don't throw away luck on little stuff. Save it up.

The ultimate aim of the gospel is the display of God’s glory.

Everything in art must spring from the movement of our whole life-stream, of our whole being - including the unconscious.

Fish cannot drown in water. Birds cannot sink in air. This has God given to all creatures, to foster and seek their own nature. How then can I withstand mine?

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

On second thought, I think I am more crazy than my goat.

Render any politician down and there's enough fat to fry an egg.

I want to experience as much as I can in this very short life that we have.

Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.

Why do economists fall in love with authoritarian governments?