From pacifist to terrorist, each person condemns violence - and then adds one cherished case in which it may be justified.

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.

Pakistan condemns the terrorist attack.

What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group.

If you hear a statistic, you will make up a story to go with it, because our brains are organized on narrative. And you may very well make up a wrong story because you only have one fact, which is a statistic.

I'm a freelance person, and I've always been able to support myself.