There's a huge piece of humanity that's missing - a huge piece - and our [American] culture is infant, comparatively speaking, to these folks who have been around for thousands of years.

Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don't have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.

There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white.

The best education I have ever received was through travel.

Refrain from being too judgmental. You'll often be surprised by what people have to offer.

Try to accomplish things you have always dreamt of while you can. I know it sounds cliché, but the biggest lesson I have learned is that life is precious; enjoy it while it lasts.

We have to start seeing people as human beings. Our entire humanity depends on that.

We live in a culture where were bombarded with so much noise and so much insecurity.

I like crunchy things like Baked Lays.

My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events.

Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.

You make such a noise falling! You scatter all my winter dreams

A band is like a marriage - you don't know why it works, but when it does, everything feels right.

I'd say any good set or any comedy that I've worked on, that's worked, has been comedians pitching ideas back and forth to each other. A lot of like, 'What if you say this? What about this?'

I think if you want to make an impact, you've got to say what you feel and do what you feel.

You don't get to decide your part in the school play, but you do get to decide whether or not you play it well.

[Lyndon Baines ] Johnson is a big and larger-than-life guy, we just tried to give him the dynamic range that he actually had.

sometimes i wonder does god just not care are is he to busy ignoring your prayers

A winemaker never, never changes the character of a wine. The character comes from the grapes.

Pride comes before a fall - although in [Henry Kissinger's] case it's more conceit than pride.

Its not bragging if its true.