A football team is like a society, straight up. There are rapists, but there are creatures and there are film guys.
We're living at a time when attention is the new currency.
If it doesn't come through the Internet, it's not really compelling to me.
Talk to people no one else is talking to.
You just want to be judged against everyone fairly.
My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything.
Execution really shapes whether your company takes off or not. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.
No one can deny that some Islamist groups have credential and popularity. But that does not mean they are a majority. If we are serious about democracy we cannot blame the people for choosing what they want. We must promote the kinds of procedures and processes that are helping the people move ahead.
Therefore, no matter how the world makes out in the next few centuries, a large class of readers at least will not be too surprised at anything. They will have been through it all before in fictional form, and will not be too paralyzed with astonishment to try to cope with contingencies as they arise.
For my money Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business.
I want to live in a world where people care about others, and try not to hurt others with words or actions.