It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.

The ratio of positive to negative emotions that predicts flourishing is about 3 to 1. Above that ratio, people tend to flourish; below it, they tend to languish.

I believe that every film should have a message, something that resonates with the audience.

Mathematics advances not by the efforts of individuals alone but through the collective work of generations.