I am living proof that money cannot buy friendship.
Activists can get very preachy about things. It's more about understanding people's own experiences and tapping into them.
What you don't do is just say, "I've got all the ideas and all the knowledge, and listen to me. "
The question, "When did you last listen to a poor person properly and try to understand what's going on inside their own experience?" enables you to connect.
Often we're having an argument with something imaginary - a fixed idea of the "enemy" and the good. We need to get beyond that and actually develop a deep curiosity about people and systems and understand them better.
We should look at how "the enemy" - people that you wouldn't necessarily agree with - have done change and see whether there's bits in there that we could learn from.
To be effective at selling ideas, at being a lobbyist, influencing other people, you have to be very sure of yourself.
I fear feeling my heart break a second time, because I'm not sure I could survive it. I'd rather live alone than risk the pain.
I'm completely at ease on a set. I'm pretty comfortable most places, but hitting the mark and knowing set etiquette and understanding cameras and lenses are second nature. It's a language I've spoken for years.
As long as you're living right, then you don't have to worry about what people see.
In mathematics and science, there is no difference in the intelligence of men and women. The difference in genes between men and women is simply the Y chromosome, which has nothing to do with intelligence.