I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.

The payment for sins can be delayed. But they cant be avoided.

You can make a good show, but you still need some magical alchemy to get people to watch.

I'm perfectly happy to color within the network lines when I have to.

I still feel driven to try to make great shows and to make each episode great.

Obviously there are different standards and practices that are allowed on cable versus network. You just have to embrace what your network is going to allow.

The worst thing you can do is end up with a network show on cable or end up with a cable show on network.

I've always read a lot of historical books and I'm a big fan of documentaries, and I've always thought of ways to do it.

I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity.

There will always be economic pressure to make hits, identify hits, and then exploit hits. And you're going to exploit them with as many episodes as you probably can.

I would say on a creative level I put a lot of pressure on myself.

Marriage is just an elaborate game that allows two selfish people to periodically feel that they're not.

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, The foresight to know where you are going, And the insight to knowwhen you have gone too far

The MLK Shabbat Suppers focused on the theme of educational inequity, which Dr. King considered inextricably linked to the struggle for equality and justice.

let me forget about today until tomorrow

To me, mathematics is like playing the violin. Some people can do it - others can't. If you don't have it, then there's no point in pretending.

I am against government by crony.

I once dreamed of launching revolutions, sparking movements, mobilizing the masses, and changing everything. Now I’ve learned the beauty and profound significance of simply loving my neighbor.

In school I was pretty fast.

Power in a corporation becomes residual and dwells in the background. It is the ability to exercise nice matters of judgment.

A holy and heavenly life is a continual pain to the consciences of sinners around you and continually solicits them to change their course.