A great book seeks to explain causality, not correlation. It works to point out the circumstances in which it works, and where it doesn't. And in so doing, it is broadly applicable.
You don't know this when you're young, but over time, you see that great companies are usually built at a special point in time.
Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate.
I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.
I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking good matters the most.
Poetry is partly sympathy, don't you think? If it's any good, it gets people to think about others' points of view.
There is nothing wrong with becoming more ambitious along the way, but I think what the government has asked the council to do is a perfectly good starting point.
My point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.
At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.
I think the Chainsaw remake is very good and captures the spirit of the original film. It's true to the tone of the original, to the point that it's almost a companion piece.
I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get right to the point and rename three o'clock 'Pepsi.'
David Letterman used to say, 'I wasn't the class clown, but I wrote for him,' and that's exactly it. You want to be known to be funny without having it pointed out.
I was raised as a Christian but the transaction has to be made by yourself - you and God - at some point.
Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.
If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order to obtain the knowledge you seek, by your own unaided efforts.
I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.
Everyone's going to die, and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.
At this point in my life, I like the security of a job, while still having time for my young son and to pursue other creative work.
You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view.
I think there's a point at which you know how you dress isn't going to affect how much you do in life.
