A preoccupation with the next world clearly shows an inability to cope credibly with this one.

Managing relationships (with start ups) is more like teaching.

A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see things from a different point of view than they might otherwise.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

Awareness is wakefulness. Wakefulness is consciousness. Consciousness is limitless awareness.

You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself.

The brain, is the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe.

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed.

I think what I listen to now is what I listened to as a kid which is kind of black American soul. I love soul music.

My theory is, the more pictures you take, the better you get. It's like a sport. I never wait to get a particular shot because wonderful accidents can happen when you shoot a lot.

Truth must the guide of those who hold the power; but humility is their sign, the promise that their privileges are in safe hands.