There's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from Ivy League schools, as is true in much of corporate America and government.

The entertainment industry as a whole has given more thought to the pollution of rivers than it has to the pollution of minds.

Passion without focus can lead you astray.

The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the truth.

Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.

There are those who believe a liberal or a conservative bias permeates the media. I don't. The operative press bias is one that favors conflict, not ideology, and it is lashed by a market-driven bias to boost ratings or circulation with more wow stories, more sizzle.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.