Believing in everything looks a lot like believing in nothing.

I think we should have more coffeehouses, more cafes, more "third places." More places where people can get together that's not work, not home, and where they can interact with people who are different from them.

I've always been a big believer in the power of place. I believe that where we are affects who we are when it comes to happiness, spirituality, economics and creative genius.

I've always believed that happiness is just around the corner. The trick is fining the right corner.

a simple question to identify your true home: where do you want to die?

Joseph Campbell, who when asked what spiritual practice he followed said, "I underline books." Me too.

The coffee shop played a big role in Vienna of 1900. Rents were sky high, housing was difficult to come by, your apartment probably wasn't heated, and so you went to the coffee shop. You went to the coffee shop because it was warm, because it was great Viennese coffee, and you went for the conversation and the company.