"I believe the death of Bobby Kennedy was in many ways the death of decency in America. I think it was the death of manners and formality, the death of poetry and the death of a dream."

"I'm a wonderful disaster. So are you. We're all a mess. We're in this culture that says take this pill and you'll be happy, go on this diet and you'll be thinner, have your teeth whitened, people will love you more."

"I'm not a Luddite, but I'm outside more than I'm on my computer. We have a micro-farm - it's a step up from a garden. We have a pretty extensive vineyard. We grow about 60 percent of our own food, make our own wine, have chickens for eggs."

"There is a part of me that still wants to go out and grab a backpack and unplug - not take a cellphone or even a camera and just get out there and experience the world and travel. I have yet to do that, but someday I hope."

"One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen."

"I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful."

"In the depths of adversity, every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"There is no question that climate change is happening the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it."