As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.

Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it.

Our eternal spiritual self is more real than anything we perceive in this physical realm, and has a divine connection to the infinite love of the Creator.

There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well.

Love is, without a doubt, the basis of everything.

I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon.

We can only see what our brain’s filter allows through.

We - each of us - are intricately, irremovably connected to the larger universe.

Our spirit is not dependent on the brain or body. It is eternal, and no one has one sentence worth of hard evidence that it isn’t.

Physical life is characterized by defensiveness, whereas spiritual life is just the opposite.

A story-a true story-can heal as much as medicine can.

I allow myself to rest deeply and be rejuvenated, trusting the love of the angels to support and hold me for my highest good.

They were absolutely lovely, and in their presence, so was she.

I don't dream my dreams, I live my dreams ... I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR.

I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.

Women give us solace, but if it were not for women we should never need solace.

I was more of a Star Wars kid, actually. I always thought Star Trek was a lot of talk, and it felt a little self-important. It was hard for me to get into it.

The greatest rules of dramatic writing are conflict, conflict, conflict.

We have been shark to one another, but also lifeboat.

I only come to life when there are people watching.

As far as the targets hit by the Islamic attackers, I do not consider the WTC a U.S. institution, but the headquarters of most that's wrong with our present masters.