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Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.

No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.

I think that what streamers have is a direct connection to their audience. Imagine if LeBron James or Michael Jordan could interact directly with their audience every time they went to work.

I think with all my books, language has been their subject as much as anything else. Language can elide or displace or sideline whole groups of people. You can't necessarily change the way language is used, but if it becomes something you're conscious of... that gives you a certain power over it.

Civility requires that we listen and interact with intent to learn and respect others opinions.

Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature.

What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture but a talisman, which, like a sacred river, keeps bringing joy to listeners everywhere. When 'American Pie' suddenly is played on a jukebox or radio, it's almost impossible not to sing along.

The Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci used to say that for her, an interview was like a war. I get the sense that we've forgotten that here in the United States. You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.

What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving.

People come up to me all the time in New York. Not for autographs, but to talk about movies, often in a very scientific way.

I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies.

Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

When it comes to watches, it's ironic that you can spend thousands on an exquisitely made mechanical watch, and yet it will be less accurate than a five-quid digital bought from a petrol station.

I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe.

Wouldn’t the joys of life lose all colour, if life was eternal?

People say you make your own luck; I don't think that's the case, but maybe you contribute to your luck by recognizing it and taking advantage of it.

Regardless of Bill Clinton's politics or personal life, he grew up in obscurity and was elected to the presidency - twice. Don't take that away from him, because then you take it away from every other kid in America sitting out there in a school bus with a big dream.

Any MP who deals with immigration a huge amount, which I do, is going to worry about giving powers to the executive to change immigration law without scrutiny.

Having the courage to say no when all your friends are saying yes is one of the most difficult things you'll ever have to do. Doing it, however, is one of the biggest charges you can ever make to your personal battery. I call this 'won't power.'