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I think just calling up a VC and saying 'I want to pitch you' is an enormous waste of time. ”
Unfortunately, historians have become so absorbed in detailed research that they have tended to neglect the job of building larger-scale maps of the past. ”
Our goal is to see Big History become a normal part of high school curricula. I'd love to see it being taught in lots of languages. A global course. ”
If you look at a building by Mies van der Rohe, it might look very simple, but up close, the sheer quality of construction, materials and thought are inspirational. ”
I was terrible at desk jobs. ”
If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your job. You've evoked something. ”
I gave up my whole life to my career. ”
Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen. ”
My goal is for 'Heavy Rain' to leave an imprint in you and change a little bit of who you are and how you see things. Maybe the key characters and key moments will leave a trace in you. If you don't have this ambition as a video-game creator, then maybe you should do something else, because this is what creation and art is about. ”
The first movies were made by technicians building their own cameras. Movies became an art when technicians worked on the technique and artists took care of the content. ”