There was one issue that was very close to my heart because I had a personal experience, which was prison reform.
I'd been living on the streets of New York, and I was sleeping at my friends' houses, sometimes in the subway.
I like the idea of taking three-dimensional objects and making them two-dimensional so that they look like cartoons.
I know a lot of people who've lost their siblings and blame themselves.
I've cooked my whole life, and I grew up in a household of cooks.
My one experience with Lollapalooza was in 2009 - it was actually the first music festival I've ever been to.
If you want a politician, then you probably shouldn't vote for me.
With something like 'Tomb Raider,' it's very intimidating to step into the boots of Lara Croft.
I made movies all the time when I was a kid.
I was trained as an economic theorist; my job at MIT was as an economic theorist. At some level that's still part of my identity.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
I was a stoopball fan. I played stoopball all the time.
Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.
In New York, they kind of rode with me from day one they understand who I am.
Sometimes, the only reason to watch anything acclaimed is on the off-chance you really hate it.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A man is known by his friends.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor workman always blames his tools.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
