“The only good thing about having your back to the wall is that it makes it really easy to choose which way you're going to go.”

“My father once said, 'If the whole world wants to go left and you feel like going right, go right. You don't have to follow. You don't have to make a big deal about which way you're going. Just go. It's very easy.”

“The only way you're going to have a good relationship with anyone is to have a good relationship with yourself.”

“Most of the things I write are things that are personal to me. I realized that that's the only way to really be honest. If you go writing about someone else you're just guessing at it.”

“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.”

“You can choose to die. You can choose to run… but dying alone won't change a thing. Trust me on that one. If you really want things to change… you're going to have to live.”

“I tell young people who ask me about their careers, "Wake up on Saturday and ask yourself, Which job would I go to right now? Then choose that one." Because what it tells you is that you're going to your passion; your passion is your work. And I feel that way about my work.”

“If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.”

“Once you reunite with your compassion and choose the vegan way of life, it’s almost impossible to go back.”

“… if you expect people to try to do things your way, you're going to have to give some hints as to what that way is.”