States that are built on a religious foundation limit their own people in a circle of faith and fear.

It’s a wonder of human behavior: we build our own handcuffs that trap and harm us. We create the myth, and we honor it. We tell the lie, and we believe it.

To respect the opinions of those who stand against you is nothing short of courageous.

My biggest fear is that the enlightened Arab thinkers are gong to leave the Arab world in search of fresh air: somewhere far away from the sword of the religious authorities.

It's hilarious to me that by writing an obscene fake children's book I am mistaken for a parenting expert.

There was a time when I was wondering about this business of going public, so I visited about a half-dozen companies in the Boston area, all of them formed by MIT faculty and all had gone public.

I learned Tae Kwon Do and gymnastics and I have a trainer.

I am absolutely intrigued by life, and I really want to hold onto it.

All wisdom ends in paradox.

I have had really positive experiences in every medium, as well as horrible experiences in every medium.

My dad has always been the bohemian.

I've tried to have a really normal life, and I have because my family treats me normal, and my friends treat me just the same.

When God gave men tongues, he never dreamed that they would want to talk about the Himalayas; there are consequently no words in the world to do it with.

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of humanity is.