I was in the oil business for a while--gas and oil, check the tires.

The problem with popularity is that if it gets too popular everybody leaves and goes somewhere else.

Without meditation, Id probably be dead.

I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won't care, and some will vilify you.

Mankind invents things to fight about.

I've always been very involved with environmental issues. I was fortunate to be one of the speakers at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero some years back, and Bruce Johnson and I served on the board of the Surfrider Foundation here at home. Locally and globally, we need to be doing everything we can to help Mother Earth.

Love is probably the most powerful force in the cosmos, capable of creating miracles. Love can manifest in so many ways - love between parent and child, husband and wife, partner and partner, teacher and student, service volunteer and recipient, God and one's spirit. The manifestations of love are innumerable.