There's an old line that goes like this: An optimist is usually happy. And a pessimist is usually right. Maybe so. But which would you rather be, anyway?

I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great.

Being wrong on facts, that's something you have a real responsibility to correct. But being wrong in the fun sports way is part of the interplay.

Joe Paterno was a well-educated man, and he was also a man from a different time.

A society where everyone is following his own unique path has a much better chance to find the truth than the society where everyone is following some known cliché paths!

Come right out and say you want it: “It’s been great hearing you talk about the position. I’d love to work here, and I think I could do a terrific job for you.

Men who never get carried away should be.

You who weep for pleasures fled, While dragging on a life of care, All your woes will melt in air, If to god your tears are shed, You who Weap!

The strange flavour of AI work is that people try to put together long sets of rules in strict formalisms which tell inflexible machines how to be flexible.

Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!

Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.

Wise teachers create an environment that encourages students to teach themselves

We're always going to be cherry-picking to make religion make sense. Especially in the modern context.

I usually don't like to talk about money, but I talk about the movie, and the other aspects of directing, etc.