As humans, we unconsciously embrace the group’s beliefs and behaviors without questioning them or surrender to their opinions.

Social context trumps reason and social context drives your behaviors with an influence akin to an invisible force. We naturally adapt our behaviors to the context.

Failure opens the door to the most powerful lessons and discoveries – but it does so only if you have the courage to accept reality and look failure in the eye.

You're not winged because you are flying on a dragon

Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art.

Memories were waiting at the edges of things, beckoning to me.

It hurt, and that is not a euphemism. It hurt like a beating.

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.

But God is never cruel.

Even in Japan, I don't think that the game culture is established. For example, my father will watch movies but games don't appear in his life at all, I think that that's sad.

He [Steve Jobs] had more of the future vision: We can bring this to everyone; we can start a company; we can sell it.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.