I don't like the word 'futurists.' I think we should be 'nowists.'

For some reason, I grew up generally believing that Japan and Korea were quite friendly. I do know that there is some bad history and the extremists on both sides are unreasonable.

I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in response to terrorism, they have won.

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.

Education is what people do to you. Learning is what you do to yourself. Focus on being connected, always learning, fully aware and super present.

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

Want to increase innovation? Lower the cost of failure.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

Your calling is your life assignment

We are creating a world where no parent will ever again have to choose between skipping meals and sending their kids to school

It's a watch me watch you watching me kind of love

I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with.

It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.

Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that's what I'll be doing on my next album.

If you don't have time to pray and read the scriptures, you are busier than God ever intended you to be.

I think I'm less anonymous than I was.

Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.

All I know is, it is better to be the whale than the squid.