I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don't enjoy something, I'll put it down.

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

If you find someone who makes you feel like you're complete, you need to fight for them.

Publishing would be so wonderful without those wretched authors.

Inner peace is a quiet evening moonlight walk in the soft falling snow of our minds

The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.

Traditionally the investor has been the man with patience and the courage of his convictions who would buy when the harried or disheartened speculator was selling.

The crossroads where government meets enterprise can be an exciting crossroads. It can also be a corrupt crossroads. It requires moral rectitude to separate public service from private gain.

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

I'm happy with the way I look, but I'm not Hollywood beautiful.

We're just some little metal band.

It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.