A land without ruins is a land without memories - a land without memories is a land without history.

Some reckon their age by years, Some measure their life by art; But some tell their days by the flow of their tears And their lives by the moans of their hearts.

The problem with surviving was that you ended up with the ghosts of everyone you’d ever left behind riding on your shoulders.

When your passion is aligned with your purpose, you are unstoppable! It is in that zone of high octane congruence that you are turned on and "cooking with gas.

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here.

I just think it's amazing that I'm able to do both singing and surfing.

I gravitate towards dark comedy, because I'm a huge fan of dark comedy. I always think the most painful thing that you can laugh at is the best.

I loved movies. They inspired me more than anything growing up and wanted to do for others what those movies have done for me. I do a lot of other creative stuff but am not very good at it.

Your proudest moment is to watch your egg not just function, but to achieve on her own.

Politics always change. Stories never do.

By renouncing samsara, we renounce our habitual grasping, unhappy minds. And by renouncing samsara, we embrace our potential for enlightenment.