It was a frightening metaphor for what the United States was becoming – a Titanic of rich, proud dimwits heading for the iceberg of anti-colonialist backlash.

A wave of saudade swept over me as I realized home never existed at all. The concept of home felt far from my reach, and I felt sick with longing.

Adversity has the remarkable ability of introducing the real you to yourself.

I left a piece of my soul that will always rightfully belong in the desert.

To stay alive, you have to keep moving. Running, relocating, driving, doing everything in your power to stay in motion and make it to safety.

Home.” This was my mantra, my four-letter savior.

The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish.

Just follow your bliss, that's all you have to do. Be willing to be disappointed, for if you risk nothing, you'll have nothing worth having.

With spiritual growth comes new creative potential, leading to the realization that you are pure potential, able to fill any creative impulse.

Humanity seized to exist when Israel was established.

I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. I really like what that suggests. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art.

I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed.

I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis.

If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.

Being a member of the labor force and a full-time parent means trying to manage against overwhelming odds in an unresponsive society.

I don't get a chance to be funny on camera as often as I would like.