I haven’t met everyone from all different cultures, but I do know Aussies are very tough.

Being an American is such a rich environment, because there’s so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you’re able to see other people’s experiences.

You will never know the moon or stars, unless you breathe in their solar system and inspect it from many diverse vantage points as possible.

When I was in Holland, the idea was, all cultures are equal and all are to be preserved. My idea was, no, all humans are equal, but not all cultures are equal.

We do not actually know other cultures; we only know our judgements.

I’m a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures.

Religion, which was obviously created to give meaning and purpose to people, has become part of the oppression. This is true in both Eastern and Western religious traditions. The Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad were all...