Freedom is not the capacity to do whatever we please; freedom is the capacity to make intelligent choices.

There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.

Breaking with the pack may be exactly what we should be doing. Saying "no" to the dominant culture that is trapping us in destructive ways of living might be the most life-serving thing we can do.

What we need to get right is not focusing on the fear associated with quantity - not enough, scarcity, and lack - and moving instead to a worldview that explores quality and connectedness.

Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked.

A life-long mission has been to counter the notion that political engagement is the spinach we must eat in order to have the dessert of freedom.

Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.