“Human rights don't trickle down.”

“Functional societies need algorithms which reward us for being of service to those who need it most. Instead we have algorithms which reward us for being of service to those who need it least”

“All ponzi schemes are upheld by a centripetal force caused by those orbiting the circles of power, celebrity and wealth and trying to get in. When the ponzi scheme reaches its point of maximum grow...”

“All of societys problems which could be solved by money, were caused by money.”

“Who controls the words controls your thoughts.”

“I don't think that God says, "Go to church and pray all day and everything will be fine." No. For me God says, "Go out and make the changes that need to be made, and I'll be there to help you.”

“Our work is not about transcending this world to get to a better place; our work is to be fully present here; to heal ourselves, and our planet in the spirit of service and compassion.”

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

“It is only when we have renounced our preoccupation with "I," "me," "mine," that we can truly possess the world in which we live. Everything, provided that we regard nothing as property. And not on...”

“If you are for gun control, then you are not against guns, because the guns will be needed to disarm people. So its not that you are anti-gun. Youll need the polices guns to take away other peoples...”

“Are you for peace? The great test of your devotion to peace is not how many words you utter on its behalf. Its not even how you propose to deal with people of other countries, though that certainly...”

“In an era of globalization, people recognize that they are part of a global society, but they have no idea how to make such a society work. So far, no unified vision or leadership has emerged to gu...”

“Everybody should be equal in a democracy - that is the nature of a democracy.”

“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words ...”