What we do as a community, as a society, for each other, matters as much as what we do for ourselves. It sounds a little trite, but there's a powerful amount of truth in that, I think.

Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.

Science fiction annoyed me because it was like, "Why is the world as it is not enough for you?"

It changes how people read you if you believe in God. It gives insight into your motivation, how you look at problems and how you deal with people.

We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for.

It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us. Being a teacher is meaningful.

An innate gift and a certain amount of intelligence are important, but what really pays is ordinary experience.