"Design is a form of competitive advantage. People tend to think of design as good art, good visual language, which it absolutely has to be. But it's also about the ability to do systems thinking."

“Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true.”

“There are landscapes and species that are not going to be here a hundred years from now, fifty years from now. One gift we as writers give to the world is to bear witness to these landscapes and species as we have experienced them.”

Source : Nashville Review Interview, as.vanderbilt.edu. December 1, 2012.

“When you look back at the fight against Communism, one thing that is striking is the degree to which we [the United States] were carried on by our own values. One of the real challenges of the new era is going to be to maintain those values and not adopt those of our adversaries.”

Source : "Ronald Reagan Dies". Live Discussion, www.washingtonpost.com. June 6, 2004.

“A charitable man is like an apple tree-he gives his fruit and is silent; the philanthropist is like the successful hen.”

“I believe that every director's films reflect their lifestyle.”

“At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the best music.”

Source : "Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Talks Royalties, Social and The Future". Interview with Eliot Van Buskirk, evolver.fm. February 10, 2012.

“I don't care what they say about me when I'm through with sports. I don't want to be known as anything else in life but a great father.”

“My dad had a lot of bad luck. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one.”