The crisis in America that we barely notice anymore is that we’ve become two nations – divided by poverty, opportunity, and race. It’s like a neighbor’s car alarm that we don’t hear anymore because it rings so often.
Discover the great ideas that lie inside you by discovering the power of sleep.
In theory we are all equal before the law. In practice, there are overwhelming privileges that come with winning the birth lottery.
There can be no clearer indication of how undemocratic the way we finance campaigns is than the fact that only one-quarter of 1% donate $200 or more, and only one-tenth of 1% gives $1,000 or more.
I come from a Greek household. My mother wouldn’t let the FedEx man come in without eating.
A little learning is a dangerous thing. I must say that Rush Limbaugh is increasingly becoming a warning to kids of the perils of dropping out of school.
The only tool we have to fix the problems of this country – the democratic process – is itself broken. Which is why nothing will fundamentally change until we solve the problem of money in politics.
I’m passionate. I find if I really believe something, I want to put my entire being behind it.
An indispensable anthology of hope and inspiration. Put away your Prozac, and pick up The Impossible Will Take a Little While.
Remind yourself: you are not your thoughts or feelings.
Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect.
Be a go-giver, not a go-getter.
Eulogies never talk about what was on your resume. Be remembered for how you made people feel and your passions.
Never make decisions from a place of lack.
We all have within us a centered place of wisdom, harmony, and balance. Whether or not we believe in the existence of the soul, we’ve all experienced times in which we’re fully connected with ourselves.
Before checking that last email before you go to bed, say to yourself, No, I am important. This is important. My body is more important.
Have you noticed that when we die, our eulogies celebrate our lives very differently from the way society defines success?
I had dinner recently with a guy who bragged that he had only gotten four hours of sleep that night. I didn’t say it, but I thought to myself ‘If you had gotten five, this dinner would have been a lot more interesting’
I think all the obituaries for newspapers we’re hearing are premature. Many papers are belatedly but successfully adapting to the new news environment. I.
I’m pulling out, and I’m going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that’s the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger.