Why are you so petrified of silence, here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines or when you think you're gonna die? Or did you long for the next distraction.

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

Running has made being depressed impossible. If I'm going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured I'll come back with clarity.

Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.

I breastfeed and I'll be breastfeeding until my son is finished and he weans.

When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

I found that the more truthful and vulnerable I was, the more empowering it was for me.

the truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that

We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I'm a leave-the-bathroom-door-open nudist, which is sometimes disconcerting for my friends.

Anger is a deception. You engage it thinking you'll feel better but ultimately it drills you deeper in the hurt.

Be noble like the sun

Forgiveness is a highly yielding tool for success. The ROI in it never drops.

If I should die think only this of me that there's some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.

When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.

I do like strong women in my movies. I have five sisters, so I've just grown up with that model.

The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up.

A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by it's own farts

Despair breeds fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism. A world of truly shared abundance would be a safer world.