Oftentimes things that seem really difficult and traumatic in the short term seem a lot less difficult and traumatic in the long term.

There are a lot of great animal rights organizations who save dogs and save cats, but the Humane Society is actually really good at working with Congress and getting legislation actually passed.

All human belief systems are inherently flawed.

When I can really open myself up to someone and show someone who I really am, it's amazing when it happens.

A vegan who beats his wife is far further down the ethical ladder than a meat eater who's kind to his children.

There's something about the human brain, that it actually has a predilection towards negativity, which served us really well when we lived in an environment that was very threatening.

The solution probably doesn't look like the problem. If we have this propensity to worry, to be anxious, to be depressed, to be angry - focusing on the worry, anxiety, depression, and anger? Probably not gonna be the solution.