Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another.

Being wrong opens us up to the possibility of change. Being wrong brings the opportunity for growth.

No truly happy person feels the need to stand in front of a mirror and recite that she's happy. She just is.

Shitty values involve tangible external goals outside of our control. Better values are process-oriented.

Danzon is my favorite Cuban music, played by a traditional string orchestra with flute and piano. It's very formally structured but romantic music, which derives from the French-Haitian contradance.

When the mind is still, we can become an instrument of peace.

It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe...

The gold-barr'd butterflies to and from And over the waterside wander'd and wove As heedless and idle as clouds that rove And drift by the peaks of perpetual snow.

In and through community lies the salvation of the world.

I think it is important to say that though, of course, it is wonderful to have children, it is a disservice to others not to also say how hard it is to do it alone.

A pinch is a pinch. If you pinch my right nipple, I'm going to say, 'ouch.' If I pinch your right nipple, you're going to say 'ouch.' A foul is a foul and a flagrant is a flagrant.

I go from locker to locker, pretending the guys are here. You know, give them a little bit of a pep talk. It must be working, because we haven't lost a game yet.

Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry. You have to be on deck all the time, but you do not have the time to do the album. It is an energy, it must be present in everyday life.