DNA ties us all together; we share ancestry with barracuda and bacteria and mushrooms, if you go far enough back.

Every drop of human blood contains a history book written in the language of our genes.

The greatest history book ever written is the one hidden in our DNA.

We are all Africans under the skin.

Taken with the archaeological data, we can say that the old hypothesis of an invasion of people - not merely their language - from the steppe appears to be true.

Creativity is imagining something that isn't there and making it real.

Having a rather pessimistic outlook on life makes for the best philosophical discussions

Without awareness there is no freedom. Awareness is vital for any possibility of free choice.

There's nowhere that life feels more eternal, your dimwit youth more important, than Paris.

Sometimes we smile at a child thats afraid of the dark. I think more ridiculous is a man or woman afraid of the light.

Shamanism is not a course, but a life journey.

I've been real fortunate to be on a lot of great teams.

Are we going to discuss whatever it is you are here to discuss instead of dancing around it?” he asks. “I was never a particularly good dancer.

We must attend to what our inner guidance is nudging us toward.

I'm using myself as a typical 20th century model as I'm trying to make sense out of the world around me.

I am going to get political on you. Because I am the most shallow person in the world, my mission is to see men's formal wear change a little bit. It is too rigid! Everybody looks like a penguin!