Depression as one example is an illness that has a chemical basis, but also is deeply embedded in cultural norms about gender, social class, race.

Particularly with schizophrenia you see a lot of concern that these people could escape and kill people, or they could threaten our political order.

I'm a practicing psychiatrist and I think that I really believe in the advances of psychiatry. Our diagnoses are more precise.

I think President [Barack] Obama is exactly right, we need to combat [gun shoots] because this really can become the new normal, but that's really what's been happening.

Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.

These young people are going to change the world.

When we change, our environment also has to change so as to be in alignment with what we are.

I was supposed to be working on 'The Weekenders, ' but I was blocked. I got this crazy idea that I would make Christmas stockings out of blankets.

I am the President of the United States of America, clothed in immense power! You will procure me these votes.

Without confidence, there is no friendship.

Happiness is a tiger in your tank and a pussycat in your back seat.

Our mission is to go after Al Qaeda, not the Taliban. Right now, they are in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. We should go after them wherever they are.

Effective leaders have the ability to consistently move themselves and others to action because they understand the “invisible forces” that shape us

The very flowers are sacred to the poor.