“When I was 15 years old, or 16, I carried around on the streets of Brooklyn a paperback copy of Plato's Republic, front cover facing outward. I had read only some of it and understood less, but I was excited by it and knew it was something wonderful.” YearsWonderfulStreetsFrontsUnderstoodExcitedCopiesRepublicPlatoBrooklynPlato SPlato's Republic Author:Robert Nozick
“If there is something that appears to lie beyond the natural world as it is now imperfectly understood, we hope to eventually understand it and embrace it within the natural. As ever when we unweave a rainbow, it will not become less wonderful.” IfsWorldLyingNaturalWonderfulUnderstoodEmbraceRainbowNatural World Book:The God Delusion Source: The God Delusion
“The wonderful thing about films is how they can be understood by so many different people on so many different levels.” PeopleDifferentFilmLevelsWonderfulUnderstoodMovieWonderful ThingsDifferent PeoplesDifferent Levels Author:Lina Wertmuller
“Animation, for me, is a wonderful art form. I never understood why the studios wanted to stop making animation. Maybe they felt that the audiences around the world only wanted to watch computer animation. I didn't understand that, because I don't think ever in the history of cinema did the medium of a film make that film entertaining or not. What I've always felt is, what audiences like to watch are really good movies.” ThinkingWorldArtWantedFilmFormFeltWatchesAudienceWonderfulComputerUnderstoodStudiosMediumsAround The WorldCinemaEntertainingAnimationGood MovieReally Good MovieComputer Animation Author:John Lasseter
“For society, the Internet is wonderful, but for capitalists, it will be a net negative. It will increase efficiency, but lots of things increase efficiency without increasing profits. It is way more likely to make American businesses less profitable than more profitable. This is perfectly obvious, but very little understood.” WayLittlesWonderfulInternetUnderstoodNegativeIncreaseProfitObviousCapitalistEfficiencyProfitableAmerican Business Author:Charlie Munger
“For me, it was a wonderful surprise because I saw wonderful actors being very professional working in front of me [on Chicken with Plums]. I finally understood what an actor is and what an actor does. On a daily basis, it's a bit repetitive.” DoeActorsBitsSawsWonderfulFrontsUnderstoodBasesSurpriseChickensRepetitivePlums Author:Vincent Paronnaud