The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival beautifully.
Most of the stuff I've written has never even gotten made. It's par for the course. It's a great living, but it also gets very frustrating.
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.
From a child's point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a lot of commotion and fighting.
This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators.
I'm a Prada freak and I think they have great eyewear. Even though I don't need glasses, I use them as a fashion accessory.
The crew loves working on the show, even though we have to work really hard. There's nobody in the show that's difficult. We really have a great group.
It's really interesting with scripts, because you never really know. It's paper and it could be great or awful. Even scripts that are good could end up not working.
I'm very good in math, and I'm a logical thinker. I don't get wrapped up in things or even wrapped up in myself.
It is important to tell good stories. You can tell stories even if they are not huge, epic, and wonderful. You can still take the responsibility for being a scribe of your tribe.
Even though Raster Blaster was only a video game, I was learning about designing stuff. I got good at drawing.
Even with good maps, there's no guarantee that the public will get the word about landslide hazards, or that state and local governments will take action to discourage or prevent building in dangerous areas.
When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.
My husband has said even he doesn't know my politics. In the nonromantic-compliment category, that's a good one.
I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'
A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.
The crusades of Vietnam and Watergate seemed like a good idea at the time, even a noble one, not only to the press but perhaps to a majority of Americans.
Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.
In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.
