Comedy often comes at the expense of others, and to do that smartly, you don’t want to make fun of vulnerable people. You want to make fun of people in power, and so you need to really understand the dynamics of power. Elizabeth Banks Read Quote
For me I love playing against the best players in the world, testing yourself and seeing whether you can get the better of them. James Anderson Read Quote
I had gone to the bookstore, and while I hadn’t bought any books on how to write a screenplay, I’d bought a couple of scripts so I could see how the formatting works. I just needed to know how a Hollywood screenplay looked on the page, which was something I was totally unfamiliar with. Diablo Cody Read Quote
The ‘morality of compromise’ sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. Andrew Carnegie Read Quote
When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it’s not common sense yet. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
I love the notification system on Google+. If someone mentions you, you get notified via Gmail. That’s very useful for someone like me. Guy Kawasaki Read Quote
There’s a lot of complacency in philanthropy. People figure organizations are trying to do good, and that’s enough, even if the results aren’t there. But that’s wasteful and inefficient. It crowds out better programs. Dustin Moskovitz Read Quote
