Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

By giving professors jobs for life, universities create a feeling of unanswerable power among too many. Tenured professors who are uninterested in serving the student body are less likely to respond favorably to criticism, and are more likely to feel the freedom to intimidate or harass those with opposing viewpoints. ”

You want to bring it every day. But if you have a bad day in the theatre, a couple of hundred people see it. That sucked; we'll get back to it. You have a bad day on film, it's just on DVD for the rest of your life. ”

I didn't have a fraternity-like experience. I mean, I grew up with an older brother and a lot of male cousins and we were very physical with each other. We were very rambunctious when we were kids. But I never thought much - nor did I have reason to think much - about institutionalized hazing. But I think there's a reason young men are drawn to it. ”

A lot of times, when you're seeing something that you've done, you're thinking about the experience you had making it, not about the experience of the product. ”

Life used to be a rite of passage in and of itself. But it's not our parents' generation anymore. ”

I think the key is that nothing's ever perfect and you've got to be able to go with change. It's a lot easier said then done because I especially like things very structured and I don't like change, but it's part of life; you've got to just deal with it. ”

Expeditions are escapism. The stuff that we're normally concerned about just doesn't matter out there. Tax returns, gas bill, none of it. Life becomes very simple, it's about moving in a certain direction - north if you're going north - staying warm and not getting eaten. That's it. ”

Politics matter, but politics can't come first. If politics come first in your life, something is wrong with you. It's a sad thing. ”

My life is too mundane for anyone to write up. ”

We lack an educated, resilient citizenry capable of navigating the increasing complexities of daily life. ”