But there's a big difference between being ungrateful and being a human being going through things. That took me a while to accept. Once you do, I think it's a lot more comforting to know that it's absolutely okay to feel whatever it is you're feeling, no matter how positive your life seems.

The problem is I'm older now, I'm 40 years old, and this stuff doesn't change the world. It really doesn't. That's going to break people's hearts. I'm sorry, it's true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We're born, we live for a brief instant, and we die.

I think part of the meaning of life is actually the search for the meaning of life. That may sound glib, but I truly believe it. Curiosity and looking for the meaning—even if we never find it—is the meaning.

How people need the possibility of sharing, of not being alone. It’s bad to be poor, but it’s difficult to be alone.

I usually switch up what I’m doing.

we need to let this thing go, because it was complete

Giving myself that first hour of awake time that’s just my own.

when someone has caused harm, harming them might not be the move.

I'm about to be a superstar. I'm about to be a singer.

how do I, in my lifetime, do my part to help return the species to itself?