We're all imperfect. And wouldn't it be great if the message sent out by the mainstream media is that we're fine being exactly who we are? Wouldn't that be great for everyone?

People are beautiful wrecks.

You look at 1968 and it was truly the year that shook the world. The world was really completely upside down.

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

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

I still have the art projects my kids made for me 20 years ago. I cherish them, crude and silly as some of them may be.

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.