The question now is can better content be driven solely by more money. I have learned in 26 years that only money cannot give you best content.

I had benefited so much from Vipassana, I felt it was important for many more people to be able to share the experience.

Vipassana taught me how to maintain equanimity in all situations of life.

What we are doing in the United States is we have launched a television station for mainstream audiences, which means whether they are native Americans or people living from any part of the world.

When I was 16, my mother moved me out of Brooklyn and sent me to Florida to stay with my family for a little bit because I was being bad, not going to school and stuff.

Ethiopia's government is doing a commendable job of working closely with donors and humanitarian organizations to educate parents about child marriage, and to support organizations like the Hamlin Fistula Hospital.

I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.

Working 24 hours a day isn't enough anymore. You have to be willing to sacrifice everything to be successful, including your personal life, your family life, maybe more. If people think it's any less, they're wrong, and they will fail.