There is a purpose to our lives, even if it is sometimes hidden from us, and even if the biggest turning points and heartbreaks only make sense as we look back, rather than as we are experiencing them. So we might as well live life as if - as the poet Rumi put it - everything is rigged in our favor.

Nothing is ever enough when what you are looking for isn't what you really want.

America is a country ready to be taken - in fact, longing to be taken - by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.

Hollywood has gone from the capital of conspicuous consumption to the cutting edge of conspicuous conservation.

I think especially as women we nned to recognize that feeling pressure is completely selfimposed.

The next generation will remake the world in a way that allows us to live in a more sustainable way, both personally and globally.

We don’t have to wait until we move or change jobs to change our lives. Nor do we have to wait for large-scale, upstream change. We can initiate change right now. There are endless starting points.