“I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage. Continue reading
Biography
Authenticity
“There is nothing that makes me prouder than to be regarded by intelligent people
as ‘authentic.’ A name I have coveted so long – & secured at last! I don’t care
anything about being humorous, or poetical, or eloquent, or anything of that kind
– the end & aim of my ambition is to be authentic – is to be considered
authentic.”
– Mark Twain
Steven Jobs from The Playboy Interview (1985)
Why are most people in the computer industry so young?
People get stuck as they get older. … Your thoughts construct patterns like scaffolding in your mind … In most cases, people get stuck in those patterns, just like grooves in a record, and they never get out of them. It’s a rare person who etches grooves that are other than a specific way of looking at things, a specific way of questioning things. It’s rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Of course, there are some people who are innately curious, forever little kids in their awe of life, but they’re rare. Continue reading
Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration
What is the one thing to keep in mind when making a film?
When you make a movie, always try to discover what the theme of the movie is in one or two words. Every time I made a film, I always knew what I thought the theme was, the core, in one word. In “The Godfather,” it was succession. In “The Conversation,” it was privacy. In “Apocalypse,” it was morality. Continue reading
Prayer – Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer has saved my life…. I had my share of the bitterest public and private experiences. They threw me into temporary despair. If I was able to get rid of that despair it was because of prayer. Continue reading
Wise Thoughts from Mahatma Gandhi
“We do not inherit the earth from our parents, we borrow it from our Children. Continue reading
Gandhi Jayanti – A tribute to ‘Father of the Nation’ – 2nd October
Gandhi Jayanti or Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is observed every year as a national holiday to commemorate the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948). Continue reading
Albert Einstein – President of the State of Israel
Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952), one of the co-founders of the State of Israel, became its first president in 1948. He died on November 9 in 1952.
After Weizmann’s death Albert Einstein was asked to stand as a candidate for the presidency of Israel. Continue reading
This much I know: Morgan Freeman
This much I know: Morgan Freeman
The actor, 73, on wearing an earring, being a good sailor, and dreaming big
Simon David
The Observer, Sunday 17 October 201
Morgan Freeman – actor, director and narrator. Photograph: Colorstorm Media/Eyevine Continue reading
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