When there's that forgiveness present and compassion it just helps you live so much easier.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

I realized that it's all really one that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego Tijuana Cuba.

For me forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

My girlfriend Siri is a food blogger and we both love to entertain and eat. This is what happens when you're in your thirties: what was once a passion and real appetite for nightlife in New York City manifests itself into other things like entertaining at home.

To see those babies with no food for three of four days old people sitting in the hot sun when you see these poor people you cannot help but being compassionate or affected.

I think there's a lot of work to be done with our societies. My biggest passions are the environment and health. And when I say 'health' I mean the secrets behind health and our food system.

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food it's definitely music.

Compassion is a call a demand of nature to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food.