"Obsession with conventional ideas of 'success' can be harmful enough, but compound that stress with relationships, family, financial woes and health concerns, and you find yourself in a constant state of fight or flight. This causes people to be more reactionary, which further perpetuates the cycle of stress."

"I was always exploring relationships between art and science."

"You have to, in some ways, trust in the human spirit and in human ingenuity."

"I've always been fascinated with knowing the self. This fascination led me to submerge myself in art, study neuroscience, and later to become a psychotherapist."

"Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future."

"It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous."

"It is a steadfast truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience."

"Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes."