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You are a child of the sun, you come from the sun, and that is something true with the Earth also... your relationship with the Earth is so deep, and the Earth is in you and this is something not very difficult, much less difficult then philosophy.

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

I am an only child, so I relate to the intensity of that single-parent, mother-daughter relationship.

What sort of philosophy one chooses depends on what sort of person one is.

I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in, with kids and adults, they are often on two different universes.

My mother believed in curses, karma, good luck, bad luck, feng shui. Her amorphous set of beliefs showed me you can pick and choose the qualities of your philosophy, based on what works for you.

Parenting now is a two-way relationship where you learn from each other.

I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

In terms of my belief that one individual can make a difference - that belief comes from my parents.