When a script focuses on being a film instead of a formula, it can transcend the ghetto of its genre.-Mike Schmidt
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.
My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action?
Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.
Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.
Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.
The intelligence we will create from the reverse-engineering of the brain will have access to its own source code and will be able to rapidly improve itself in an accelerating iterative design cycle....
When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.
Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying