There is no experience like having children...If you want the experience of having complete responsibility for another human being, and to learn to love and bond in the deepest way, then you should have children.

What is it about silence that makes people uneasy?

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did we would do things differently. Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, "Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?

I believe in being fully present. That means you should be with the person you’re with.

Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it.

What tipped the scales was that psychology involved working with rats.