China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the direction of wind power.

Connectivity is productivity - whether it's in a modern office or an underdeveloped village.

Top-down approaches do not work. The bottleneck is at the top of the bottle.

A lot of technologies in the world were unusual in the beginning, and became standard. That's the beauty of bottom-up entrepreneurship and innovations.

Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources.

Just as entrepreneurs developed America, they can develop other countries, too.

Sometimes the only way to succeed is to fail backwards

We can be at peace through the realization that the adversity is beneficial to act as the genuine demand for wisdom and spiritual power.

No story is complete until it is written.

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.

From here on out, there's just reality. I think that's what maturity is: a stoic response to endless reality. But then, what do I know?

Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was I thinking?" and then you can rearrange it.

If we cannot learn wisdom from experience, it is hard to say where it is to be found.

Every organization has two choices. Choice one is to grow. Choice two is to die. If you decide not to grow, it's a clear-cut message to talented people that it's time to leave.

I love talk and I love fishing. I'm having a ball.

While Trump keeps the spotlight on himself, the "respectable" Republican establishment chips away at government programs that benefit the general population.