I believe it is within our capacity that by the year 2051 that 51 percent of the human population will be flourishing. That is my charge.

One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be happy. Those were at opposite ends of a continuum. I believe that you can be suffering or have a mental illness and be happy - just not in the same moment that you're sad.

I believe psychology has done very well in working out how to understand and treat disease. But I think that is literally half-baked. If all you do is work to fix problems, to alleviate suffering, then by definition you are working to get people to zero, to neutral.

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.

I believe in the power of the human spirit.

I believe that Ronald Reagan will someday make this country what it once was... an arctic wilderness.