Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness.
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.
Women have a lot to say about how to advance women's rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond.
If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.
OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness.
The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.
I'm sorry to say, but 85% of so-called 'green' firms make some of the ugliest buildings that were ever made. So for God's sake, I don't want to be categorized with them.
Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.
We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
I've been saying the Occupy Movement has got the ball rolling, and now we need to take the fight to the great indoors!
It sounds odd coming from me, but I realize what I say and how I look has a great impact.
I think to say that meditation is helpful to artists is true and it's great, but it's also essentially helpful to any kind of process of, just, life.
There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.
Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete.
It's easy to put on a Deep Purple record and say, 'That sounds great.' But why? Part of it is individual practice, but by playing together, a talent of meshing happens.
Reviews are great. I can read negative reviews and say, 'You know that point they made... they were dead on.'
I have great tenants. They've all become my friends. They call me and say, 'Hey Kev, we've got a drip!'
If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.
You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
