I like the eclipses, the synaptic jumps of short stories. The reader has to participate very actively in the experience. Deborah Eisenberg activelyeclipsisexperience Change image and share on social
'50/50' is a comedy. I shouldn't say it's a buddy comedy because it's not farcical, and it's based on a true story, but it's viewing that experience through a very truthful lens of humour. Bryce Dallas Howard basebuddycomedy Change image and share on social
Our primary goal in the consumer health service companies I back is helping them create an uncompromisingly great consumer experience. John Sculley backcompanyconsumer Change image and share on social
Astronauts working for the government will always need to be either pilots or mission specialists. Those who want to be pilots should have military experience - ideally, a test pilot background. Buzz Aldrin astronautbackgroundexperience Change image and share on social
There are a lot of people who wait tables. And especially because you can do it at night and you can do your work in the day, she and I had a very similar experience. Piper Perabo dayexperiencelot Change image and share on social
In general, my own experience of writing an adaptation of 'Evening' gave me a chance to get into different parts of the book. Susan Minot adaptationbookchance Change image and share on social
Morality and values depend on the existence of conscious minds - and specifically on the fact that such minds can experience various forms of well-being and suffering in this universe. Sam Harris consciousdependexistence Change image and share on social
We should reserve the notion of 'morality' for the ways in which we can affect one another's experience for better or worse. Some people use the term 'morality' differently, of course, but I think we have a scientific responsibility to focus the conversation so as to make it most useful. Sam Harris affectbadlyconversation share on social
In my experience (I am the lone father of an eight-year-old boy who lost his mother when he was one year old), parenting is the most difficult of all jobs: forget your chief executives, editors, prime ministers and the like - parenting is far more challenging. Martin Jacques boychallengechief share on social
To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public. Karen Kain artistartisticcatalyst share on social
