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“When you're in political times, you want to reflect those political times, and sometimes going back to our past is the best way to look at our present.”
Source : Source: www.avclub.com
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“There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.”
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“The first film that really knocked me out was Alien by Ridley Scott. This is a great movie because no matter how many times I watch it, I still find myself fully invested in the characters despite the fact I know what is coming. I think it was this type of mastery of storytelling and the ability of bringing the audience so completely into another world that made me want to become a director.”
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“If you’re so forgetful that you’re incapable of remembering that a co-worker isn’t pregnant on three separate occasions in as many months, I worry about your memory and cognition skills.”
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“Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment.”
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“My wish is to help design the future of learning by supporting children all over the world to tap into their innate sense of wonder and work together. Help me build the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can embark on intellectual adventures by engaging and connecting with information and mentoring online. I also invite you, wherever you are, to create your own miniature child-driven learning environments and share your discoveries.”
Source : "TED2013 Launches With a Bang" by Brian Hoffstein, bigthink.com. 
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“If the title of a great man ought to be reserved for him who cannot be charged with an indiscretion or a vice, who spent his life in establishing the independence, the glory and durable prosperity of his country; who succeeded in all that he undertook, and whose successes were never won at the expense of justice, integrity, or by the sacrifice of a single principle--this title will not be denied to Washington.”
Source : Jared Sparks (1855). “The Life of George Washington by Jared Sparks”, p.371
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“If you flee from the things you fear, there's no resolution.”
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“Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that - but you are the only you.”
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“Teens today rule the world. The whole culture - movies, music - is pointed at young people. They have so 'much' power.”
