When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to tell me what to think? When was the last time he was in Iraq or Afghanistan or Sri Lanka... or anywhere that didn't have a beach?

I don't trust lawyers and journalists.

Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.

We have had a long held myth of American exceptionalism.

The city of Oia is the most magnificently romantic place I've ever been.

I’m a big Ping-Pong addict. I love it.

There's a huge piece of humanity that's missing - a huge piece - and our [American] culture is infant, comparatively speaking, to these folks who have been around for thousands of years.