Words of wisdom from J.K. Rowling: "Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters; for without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves, we collude with it through our own apathy."

Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou: "Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."

Words of wisdom from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling: "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all — in which case, you fail by default."

It's possible to develop the areas of your brain that control feelings such as kindness, as well as the regulation of difficult emotions. In this way, you can train your brain to be a tougher guard against negativity.

"I don't think that anything that's really creative can be done without danger and risk."

Neil Young will be speaking at The Nantucket Project, a festival ofideas happening September 24 - 27 on Nantucket, Massachusetts.   

Words of wisdom from writer, producer, and actor Rod Serling: "It is said that science fiction and fantasy are two different things. Science fiction is the improbable made possible, and fantasy is the impossible made probable."

How many things do you firmly believe because you read it in the papers or saw it on the news? 

Words of wisdom from Abraham Lincoln: "Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much."  

Words of wisdom from Cuban national hero José Martí: "Everything that divides men, everything that specified, separates, or pens them, is a sin against humanity."

NYU's Dr. Nicole Foubister chats with us about the two-faced nature of bipolar disorder.

Dr. Sacks died on 30 August 2015, in his home in Manhattan at the age of 82 from liver cancer.  

Words of wisdom from FDR: "Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."

Words of wisdom from Sherman Alexie: "I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders."

Mental illness is not one-size-fits-all. Just look at the state of mental health in the black community, which is replete with unique and systemic issues.

Words of wisdom from A. Philip Randolph: "Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they do not know each other; they do not know each other because they cannot communicate; they cannot communicate because they are separated.” 

Words like "liberty" and "freedom" represent big ideas that are about as amorphous as they are valued.

The hurdles in life presented by traumatic experiences, if treated properly, represent opportunities for momentous personal growth.

Why don't we just listen to our body? Because our minds, and our culture, are often louder.

Words of wisdom from 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard: “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”