Neither of my parents would ever stand in the way of any of their children speaking their minds.

My father felt that children should make their own way.

He never stopped wanting to save the world.

Stem cell research can revolutionize medicine, more than anything since antibiotics.

My wife and I just prefer Seattle. It's a beautiful city. Great setting. You open your front door in the morning and the air smells like pine and the sea, as opposed to bus exhaust.

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

You know, people get frustrated because their loved ones who have Alzheimer's, oh, he doesn't recognize me anymore, how can I recognize this person, if they don't recognize me? They're not the same person. Well, they are the same person, but they've got a brain disease. And it's not their fault they've got this disease.