Maybe death is the great equalizer, the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another

Well, the truth is, if you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any time–then you might not be as ambitious as you are.

We put our values in the wrong things. And it leads to very disillusioned lives.

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Are you trying to be as human as you can be?

The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn't the family.

We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people.