I am not really brand-conscious; I pick out clothes that appeal to me regardless of the label, but I consider my style very American.

Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.

I like quiet. No television cameras. I'm not the Hollywood type.

Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.

In 'The Future and Its Enemies,' I argue that individual creativity and enterprise are not only personally satisfying but socially good, producing progress and happiness. For celebrating creativity and happiness, I have been called a fascist by critics on both coasts.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

We've become so accustomed to teaching to the tests that we've forgotten about a child's joy of discovery.

We experience happiness as a series of pleasing moments. They come and go like clouds, unpredictable, fleeting, and without responsibility to our desires. Through honest self-work, reflection, and meditation, we begin to string more of these moments together, creating a web-like design of happiness that drapes around our lives.