Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles.

We should spend less time at universities filling our students' minds with content by lecturing at them, and more time igniting their creativity … by actually talking with them.

The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty.

There are so many people around the world in need of high-quality education and really starving for education.

High-quality education provided by MOOCs can be a significant factor in opening doors to opportunity—even among the college-educated.

Universities have come to realize that online is not a fad. The question is not whether to engage in this area but how to do it.

I would like to make it so that education was a right, and not a privilege.

Current ethos in Silicon Valley is that if you build a website that people keep coming back to and is changing the lives of millions, you can eventually make money.

If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs.

In many of our [online] courses, the median response time for a question on the question and answer forum was 22 minutes - which is not a level of service I have ever offered to my Stanford students.

As a society, we can and should invest more money in education.

I wanted my eternity in carbon molecules, in being part of the trees, the sky, air itself

Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth.

You got to take the crookeds with the straights. That's what Papa used to say.

I decided that one day I had to make a film where the viewer couldn't possibly guess the end.

My family brought me up to be very respectful of people.

In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents

Being honest in the spotlight is the worst idea . But I do like when artists are honest and are able to build a persona for the artwork with their honesty. That's really good.

I made a chocolate cake with white chocolate. Then I took it to a potluck. I stood in line for some cake. They said, "Do you want white cake or chocolate cake?" I said, "yes."

Afflictions are meant for our spiritual benefit; we are sometimes tempted that we may learn to pray the more.

One of the great things about film is that, typically anything that's introduced in the first five minutes, the audiences will by into.