"Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving social problems, just as it is a tool for making money, finding lost relatives, receiving medical advice, or, come to that, trading instructions for making bombs."

-- Esther Dyson

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“It's tough when you started out as young as I did to look back and see how far I've come. I try to be easy on myself and go 'Look man, you were younger, you were learning; you learn, you grow.' But I'm not my best judge. I always feel like my best work is still ahead of me.”

Source : "The Development of an Actor". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 12, 1995.
“Wildness we might consider as the root of the authentic spontaneities of any being. It is that wellspring of creativity whence comes the instinctive activities that enable all living beings to obtain their food, to find shelter, to bring forth their young: to sing and dance and fly through the air and swim through the depths of the sea. This is the same inner tendency that evokes the insight of the poet, the skill of the artist and the power of the shaman.”
“Most of the players in the league use marijuana, and I have and do partake in smoking weed in the offseason sometimes.”

Source : "Cuban: Mavs will deal with Howard's admission of drug use internally". www.espn.com. April 28, 2008.
“Perception is real, truth is not. I'm not fighting for money and possessions. I'm fighting for something more precious. I pray that as we enter the cyber age -- the Age of Transparency -- the facts and the truth will out.”
“My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It's just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by those criteria, 'The Color Purple' is actually exactly the kind of story that makes for a great musical. Yes, it's got hard stuff in it, but so does 'Les Miserables' and 'Phantom of the Opera.'”
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”

Source : Harper Lee (1970). “To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.46, Dramatic Publishing
“I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look.”
“When they come out to my shows they like me but trying to get them to come out to my shows they're like "I don't want to go and see that old guy" But when they do they totally get it.”

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