My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

The smile of roses expresses the beauty of the heart.

I am gazing-- desires unaware of destiny frisk about my mindscape like children.

Our conduct will never change God's character.

A person with power has control of their emotions. A person with power can stop fear, stop depression, or they can augment a positive emotion.

The one thing ... maybe no family could tolerate was things coming out into the open.

We put our fingers in the eyes of those who doubt that Libya is ruled by anyone other than its people.

BRICS must provide a united and clear voice in shaping a peaceful, balanced and stable world. We must harness each other's strengths, in knowledge, skills and resources.

We have to learn how to live with our frailties. The best people I know are inadequate and unashamed.

To survive, you must tell stories.

Better than that orange crap you wear!