It amazes me that we spend 20% of the US budget on defense and far-off wars, and not on fighting cancer, disease, and aging.

Science and technology can solve all the world's problems, and historically it has been shown to make the world better and better.

Transhumanism literally means "beyond human." It's using science and technology to radically change and improve the human species and experience.

We didn't evolve through billions of years to remain animals.

Frederick Nietzsche was important to me, in teaching that it's okay to strive to improve the human being.

Transhumanist technology will do much for the world that the world can't really imagine yet, including overcome some of the climate issues the world is facing.

My goal is to try to tell the public that America could use more science and technology in all aspects of its life.

You want to give the biggest klutz who ever walked the earth a sailboat? I might run over someone.""Just make sure they deserve it, " he answered without missing a beat.

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.

Do not let pleasure distract you from meditation, from the way. Free yourself from pleasure and pain.

What characteristics do I look for when hiring somebody? That's one of the questions I ask when interviewing. I want to know what kind of people they would hire.

Scratch an actor and you'll find an actor.

Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.

Empathy gives you the ability to enjoy another person's pain.

The movement toward gratitude, authenticity, and union is the natural and organic inner work of the second half of our lives.

It didn't feel organic and [Tito] Gobbi was one of the artists that was able to, along with Maria Callas, incorporate not just the sound, but the emotion, the technique of the singing.

Keep your focus on your passion in life and the things you enjoy doing. Youll get there. Trust me. I'm doing it.