We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

By definition, I believe I am unapologetically optimistic and I am unapologetically earnest.

Young people need to re-engage with politics. The life of democracy depends on it. We've left it to the stuff shirts, and obviously they haven't been minding the store.

What does it take to get you to the point where you have to kill your brother? It's biblical, it's huge. It's so personal.

We get very set in our ways and it's sometimes hard to look beyond what else is out there.

I probably grow half my food. It's a good way to keep perspective.

There is a part of me that still wants to go out and grab a backpack and unplug - not take a cellphone or even a camera and just get out there and experience the world and travel. I have yet to do that, but someday I hope.