Western Buddhists in many ways are much serious Buddhists than Tibetans are.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

I don't regret anything. Everything happens for a reason-it's part of the healing process. Life is a healing process.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

Everyone responds to kindness.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

Failure means nothing now, only that it taught me life.

I felt somewhat like a fire hydrant – with everyone marking their territory around me.

We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.

The Church responds to antiquated social realities, and those realities remain much more current in Utah precisely because of the Church.

No one gets teased for being a geek anymore- science is the new rock n roll

Without access to true chaos, we'll never have true peace. Unless everything can get worse, it won't get any better.

When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.

When a shadow flits across the landscape of the soul where is the substance?

I should mention that I am a member of the board of directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors.

I really wanted to be on Six Feet Under as a corpse. That would be hysterical.