“The definition of investment is the deferring ofpresent consumption for future consumption. So, you dohave to be willing to defer. And there are a couple of tricks that you can use to save money. One of them is simply to pay yourself first.” FirstsUsePayWillingCoupleInvestmentDefinitionsTricksConsumptionSaving Money Author:William J. Bernstein
“You have to ask yourself, what are the things that matter to you most in your life? If you have to have a latte every day that'snice to have right now, but if you take that latte every day right now, you may wind up eating cat food when you are 70. And you have to decide which is worse.” IfsMayMatterAsksWindRight NowEatingCatThings That MatterLattesCat Food Author:William J. Bernstein
“The key thing about any fund is to make sure its expenses are low. You know, if you look at the funds in your plan and you see that they're all charging 1.5 and 2 percent,you've gota bad plan.” IfsKnowsLooksPlansKeysLowsPercentFundExpensesChargingKey Things Author:William J. Bernstein
“It's very hard to understand what's happening in someone's brain and what goes into their experience and their death, and the music has to say a lot.” HardBrainHappenings Author:Alexandre Desplat
“I always wanted to be a film composer. So very early on I started collecting soundtracks and paying attention to how movie music works. Actually I'd like to have the opportunity to conduct for the rest of my life.” WantedFilmOpportunityAttentionPay AttentionComposerCollectingSoundtracksFilm Composers Author:Alexandre Desplat
“There are so many parts of music that it's actually a pleasure for me to work with an orchestra, or a jazz band, or a choir, and use every element that the musical tool box can offer. The world of music I love so much, and I can change the costume depending on the part, and I'm actually in the film.” WorldI CanUseFilmPleasureOffersBandElementsToolsJazzMusicalBoxesCostumesOrchestraChoirJazz BandTool Boxes Author:Alexandre Desplat
“The American films just have so much more publicity and so much more money behind them that it's so hard to compete.” HardFilmBehindsMore MoneyPublicityAmerican Film Author:Georgina Haig
“I think you're just always trying to find really great, interesting female roles. That's the thing for me. You do have to think about what you're signing up for.” ThinkingTryingInterestingRolesFemaleReally GreatAlways TryingSigningFemale RolesSigning Up Author:Georgina Haig
“You can always find ways to make it different, as long as it's a really well-written script and well-written character.” WayWellsLongDifferentCharacterWrittenScriptsWell Written Author:Georgina Haig