Sometimes, a new toy, a new technology, will focus you. The world is always trying to draw you out, so you always have to remember to go in.

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.

I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.

Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.

The most aggressive views governing this country speak a lot about inclusion. We still have some people in this country who don't really get that we all have the same agenda, aspirations, hopes, and fears. I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.

I think it's very important. I've gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It's something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.