I don't want to be on the bandwagon of dogging any president or anybody in positions where they have all these different constituencies.

We should decriminalize all drugs. The assumptions on which our drug policies are based are flawed.

My critique of how we deal with drugs in society is just that - that we use these anecdotes to apply to everyone and the anecdotes are not representative.

High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society.

I am glad that people are trying to have a rational conversation about drugs.

Writing in a nuanced way, getting at all the details in a way that remains interesting for the reader, is very difficult.

We need to continuously put pressure on politicians to do more, because they are happy just to do nothing—it’s easier to do nothing.

Everyone has a photographic Memory, some just don't have film.

Beyond certain age, friends do not come to your life with a design, but they essentially go out of you life for economic reasons. Friends you are left with are your ‘true friends’!

In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with ‘smart’.

Act on your instinct. It is the spirit of your divinity.

We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.” – The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (1950)

The moment I first heard love I gave up my soul, my heart, and my eyes.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen.

The second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China.

It's much easier to hate someone on screen, if you actually like them off screen. It's a more enjoyable ride. There's nothing personal about it.