I think we have to understand that the nation-state became powerful in the wake of the French Revolution, whereas the nation-state has become powerless in light of globalization.

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.

You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be.

A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.

Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after

Keep recognizing that reality is changing and that your ideas have to change. Don’t get stuck in old ideas.

Building community is to the collective as spiritual practice is to the individual.

Talk and write in a way that encourages the mutual exchange of ideas and acts like a midwife to people birthing their own ideas.

The most radical thing I ever did was to stay put.

The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.

I think that deep in our hearts we know that our comforts, our conveniences are at the expense of other people.

Everything is possible. You once told me not too long ago we should always have hope and I do.

For art to be art it has to cure.

I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do.

Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave

Whenever we look at life, we look at networks.

Well I should be sitting in an air-conditioned office in a swivel chair, talking trash to the secretary. Saying, hey now mama, come on over here.

The quality of owning freezes you forever in "I," and cuts you off forever from the "we.

I think we all need to be looking to the better angels of our own selves. We don't need to be looking for great people so much as becoming great people.

Modern air travel means less time spent in transit. That time is now spent in transit lounges.

Equilibrium is enjoyably classy trash.