When I was younger, I was always described as happy-go-lucky.

There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.

If I don't get food in my mouth, I'm still happy. If my pants are round my ankles, as long as I don't get arrested for indecent exposure, I'm happy. I'm worried about keeping my hair, not how it's combed.

The thing that brings people to wail at a wall, or face Mecca, or to go to church, is a search for that feeling of purity.

I always felt that I came up short in the education department, but I've come to the conclusion that we all get an education.

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.