One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

The two most radical things you can do in America are to slow down, and to talk to each other. If you do these things, you will improve your country.

Coming out of the trance of denial is painful. But crises offer us opportunities to rethink our lives. The best thing about despair is that it wakes us up. We can see the world more clearly and open to new possibilities...And we can find new joy in the ordinary.

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

It's important for parents to watch for trouble and convey to their daughters that, if it comes, they are strong enough to deal with it. Parents who send their [adolescent] daughters the message that they'll be overwhelmed by problems aren't likely to hear what's really happening.

When Europeans arrived on this continent, they blew it with the Native Americans. They plowed over them, taking as much as they could of their land and valuables, and respecting almost nothing about the native cultures. They lost the wisdom of the indigenous peoples-wisdom about the land and connectedness to the great web of life...We have another chance with all these refugees. People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can teach and learn from each other to produce a better America.