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The fact is, funnily enough, that the people who seem to be most committed to causes also seem to be least invested in anyone actually talking to each other.

My concern is that contention is becoming accepted as a way of life.

People care about others in their immediate network.

People have to deal with their issues together; they have to expose themselves and kind of exhaust themselves.

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity for vulnerability.

What I worry about is that when problems are not addressed, people will not know who is responsible.

People are used to dealing with risk.

There are so many issues, so many opportunities to bring people together who have different perspectives, to develop action plans, and to have a significant impact on those issues.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.