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

My father felt that children should make their own way.

We have three cats. It's like having children, but there is no tuition involved.

When you hear somebody justifying a war by citing the Almighty, I get a little worried, frankly.

Religion may indeed inspire acts of great kindness and courage. But it also trains people to believe things for which there is no evidence. This makes religion's intrusion into the political sphere all the more troubling.

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.