I think the War on Terror has succeeded in creating more terror, more terrorists, a less safe America, and a less safe world.

I came to Hollywood originally writing comedy and writing satire.

The average development time for a Hollywood movie is nine years. Nine years for a studio film. And a lot of what you do is abstract.

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When we acknowledge our greatness and start living it, when we open our hearts to the natural kindness and caring for all beings that resides within us, all these necessary transformations can begin.

Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.

Only to have a grief equal to all these tears!

You will begin to realize that if you contemplate long enough on the leaf of the flower, that it involves the whole universe.

I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.

I often cried when I got angry; I hated that. Crying just made you look weak, no matter what triggered it.

Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.

It's difficult isn't it, when you're in a Mosque and everyone's praying and you really enjoy leapfrog.

A Singularitarian is someone who understands the Singularity and has reflected on its meaning for his or her own life.