All great ideas start as weird ideas. What now seems obvious, early on, is not obvious to anybody.

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world

Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in their home

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if they have the right passion, perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team.

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.

You shouldn't focus on why you can't do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.

In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii

I was not an outstanding student. I did a reasonable amount of work. I got generally good - pretty good grades, but I was not that passionate about getting straight A's.

You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.

It's not about how to get started; it's about how to get noticed.

True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.

I do need my independence. I have to have that.

The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.

I'd been blindsided with the most painful knowledge: the first man to ever say he loved me had never loved me at all. His passion had been artificial. His pursuit of me had been choreographed.

Middle age is the way you would feel about summer if you knew there would never be another spring.

The art world is an all-volunteer force. No one has to be here if he or she doesn't want to be, and we should be associating with anyone we want to.

There's no better policy in a society then pursuing a health and safety of its people.

Last guys don't finish nice.

friends are like stars. You do not see all the time, but you know they are there

I absolutely hate clothes shopping, though I love clothes. It's my idea of heaven to be handed things to wear.