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Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty. ”
I think there are changes in the environment. There are a lot of items to contribute to it. ”
The things that are hardest to shoot are the things where you want people just to feel very natural, and you want to do love scenes, and you want to do just kids hanging out and trying to get them to relax. ”
An organization's reason for being, like that of any organism, is to help the parts that are in relationship to each other, to be able to deal with change in the environment. ”
But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around any kind of central authority. So it is best to manage the bottom-up change rather than try to institute it from the top down. ”
Managing bottom-up change is its own art. ”
It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially. ”
The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part the environment isn't changing. ”
The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to establish its usefulness without being overwhelmed by the inertia of the orthodox system. ”
It's not your responsibility to comment on parenting for others. I would hate if someone did that to me. ”