The only real freedom is the freedom to say no.

Acting is about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

In other words, hold your horses when you're coming to judge people. You don't necessarily know what someone's truevalue is. That is an unknown part of them, and we shouldn't behave as though it is known. There is another source of solace and comfort for all this. When we think about failing in life, when we think about failure, one of the reasons why we fear failing is not just a loss of income, a loss of status. What we fear is the judgment and ridicule of others. And it exists.

The most effective economic communities are founded on a shared ethical horizon, which includes a set of moral obligations that members of the community owe to one another.

The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business.