When a popular phenomenon reaches the cover of 'Time,' it is already out of fashion.

The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless.

When true forgiveness happens it is one of the most astonishing and liberating of the human experience.

Meditation on the majestic energyof the universe should increase our love for humanity, should widen, not narrow, our hearts.

Religion is the most powerful alternative to God.

The wrong question to ask of a myth is whether it is true or false. The right question is whether it is living or dead, whether it still speaks to our condition.

Human beings do terrible things to each other and the tragic thing about it all is the way the remembrance of past hurt can rob us of our future and become the narrative of our lives.

We will go on producing myths, ways of explaining ourselves to ourselves but, like everything else about us, they are in constant transition and we must not fundamentalise any of them.

When a collection agency is threatening you with their daily phone calls, the last thing you would remember is the fun you had lavishing your money. Please be wise with your spending habits.

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

If the kids don't believe, make them believe.

The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.

I play all my own instruments. I write my own material. And I do not lip-synch. I sing live.

You hope that the ideas will come together. You just don't know. That's part of what I suppose is part of being brave and putting creative work out there.

The end of a gun looks very big and very back when it's staring you in the face.

Eat when it is time to eat. And walk when it is time to walk.

Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.

The way to perfection is through a series of disgusts