People think because I went to Yale that that implies privilege, and it is a privilege in the sense that it's an incredible opportunity.

When a butterfly flutters its wings in one part of the world, it can eventually cause a hurricane in another.

The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in.

The best films of any kind, narrative or documentary, provoke questions.

Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced.

Sometimes we don't see certain things until we're ready to see them in a certain way.

When people come together too young, they try to become one person. As you get older, you realize that you don't want to become one person because then you lose the person you are.

Instead of telling the world what you're eating for breakfast, you can use social networking to do something that's meaningful.

It's better for people to miss you than to have seen too much of you.

The more you can create that magic bubble, that suspension of disbelief, for a while, the better.

I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.

With positive mindset you can graciously overcome any circumstance.

My exercise regime is a mix of gymming, marital arts, sports, etc.

Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.

There can be no greater error then in supposing that capital is increased by non-consumption.

I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive.

I am the boss of me. You can't change anyone else. Women think they can. But you know what? You can't.

Jack's [Ma Yun ] theory is that whoever controls data controls the world.

It's a poor artist who borrows--a good artist steals.

The door to the invisible must be visible.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.