“Suffering is one of life's great teachers.”

“Fear is the greatest enemy; the father of all suffering, and love is the only cure for humanity's great afflictions”

“Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.”

“The great thing about life-the most magnificent thing about being these sentient human beings-is that we have been given the power of choice.”

“One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.”

“We are all frail-embodied creatures, who at times suffer through injustice, abuse, illness, pain and misfortune.”

“When someone is suffering, there is a deep, visceral reaction in the core of our being, a flood of empathy and a frightfully desperate compulsion to give aid.”