If there's a feeling you have, other people have it. If there's something weird about your life, other people have lived it. If there's something kooky about your body, other people have that, too. We're not alone. There's some kind of tremendous relief in that and I think it can only be expressed in belly laughter. This tremendous relief that happens the millisecond we realize, it's not just me. That's what good laughter is about. It's about knowing that you're not alone.

We would solve a lot of huge problems that are causing massive suffering. Poverty, violence, homophobia, heterosexism, racism, the environment - all these things that are crippling us. We need big, bold, dangerous, crazy ideas to solve these problems. When failure is not an option, innovation and creativity are not options.

Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.

We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.

Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.