We are troubled, but we have hope and tremendous promise.

One of the blessings of becoming an adult is finally seeing my mom and dad as people, not just parents.

Our relationship, our shared support, our consistency, is unrivaled by any other connection.

During adolescence, friends bring an intimate quality of support that can't be provided by any adult.

The comfort of our peer-connections is reflected in our most honest and direct hand-holding. When we trip, they are the first ones to pull us back up.

Growing up sometimes forces us to confront the distance between our childhood hope and the truth.

We each can foster loving and kind relationships through meditation and repeating mantras.

There is neither a Heaven for a Hell. Life after Death is an oxymoron. Life is just another word for existence, and Death is just another word for non-existence.

If I'm not on a cruise, I'm either thinking about my last one or planning my next!

I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and all I like to do is go home and be alone, and not worry about ways not to lose.

What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.

It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.

I know that if I scare myself once a day, I'm a better person.

The smartphone revolution is under-hyped, more people have access to phones than access to running water. We've never had anything like this before since the beginning of the planet.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.

A battle avoided cannot be lost.