I always try to practice what I preach. I meditate for fifteen minutes every day and do yoga several times a week.

America being behind France in upward mobility is a little bit like France being behind America in Croissants and Afternoon Sex.

corporate America corrupted the watchdogs that were supposed to be guarding the public interest by feeding them under the table.

One of my big milestones came when I turned forty and promised myself to stop worrying about all the things I thought I might do but never really would. I was very relieved when I realized that you can actually complete a project by dropping it. That's how I "completed" learning to cook and learning German, becoming a good skier, and a list of other things too long to recite!

Failure is not the opposite to success, it's a stepping stone to success. If our primary goal is to be approved of, then we are not going to take risks, we are not going to speak out, we are going to try to blend in.

There may be no single thing that can teach us more about life than death.

Don't miss the moment. It's all we have