"If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months."

"We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely."

"But I feel music has a very important role in ritual activity, and that being able to join in musical activity, along with dancing, could have been necessary at a very early stage of human culture."

"I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves."

"It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know."

"It is a subtle truth that all philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a timeless truth that breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass."