“Space also taught me that when you think you're at 100% of your physical or mental capacity, you're not. We have enormous reserves within us (which we don't tap into for good reason), but we are all capable of pushing ourselves a lot further than we think.”— Tim Peake
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I walked in completely anonymous and meanwhile these people are responding to my work and have no idea who I am, and it was just 'this is the most incredible feeling in the world'.
— Nile RodgersLegendary Guitarist & Producer: Chic Founder, Producer for David Bowie, Madonna
Arguably, the biggest challenge we face right now as humans and as a society is climate change and the issues associated with our negative impact on the environment. So, this has become a key element of my business endeavours along with all surrounding technologies that help tackle this issue.
— Nico RosbergFormer Formula 1 World Champion, won 2016 title with Mercedes
Read a lot. Never accept current standards. Always improve yourself. And remember, you always meet twice in life.
— Nico RosbergFormer Formula 1 World Champion, won 2016 title with Mercedes
From a global point of view, we are currently in the middle of a technical revolution similar to what our grandparents experienced when everybody switched their horse carts for cars. The same is happening now and it is a phase of transition for many businesses.
— Nico RosbergFormer Formula 1 World Champion, won 2016 title with Mercedes
I am a father of two small children. When you have children, you have to ask yourself what the world will look like in the next 80-100 years, because people get that old these days if everything goes well. Last but not least, as a father I see it as my responsibility to think about my actions and my motives.
— Nico RosbergFormer Formula 1 World Champion, won 2016 title with Mercedes
For me it is extremely important that commercial interests and social benefits are not mutually exclusive, but that they can complement each other wonderfully so I always look out for products that are innovative, forward-thinking and offer a true value for society.
— Nico RosbergFormer Formula 1 World Champion, won 2016 title with Mercedes
Having grown up and worked in this environment, I strongly believe there is a solution to everything as long as you are not willing to accept a status quo and constantly look for better results.
— Nico RosbergFormer Formula 1 World Champion, won 2016 title with Mercedes
His practice engages the broader public sphere through architectural projects and interventions in civic space.
— Olafur EliassonIcelandic-Danish artist known for immersive light and weather installations
Eliasson strives to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large.
— Olafur EliassonIcelandic-Danish artist known for immersive light and weather installations
Art, for him, is a crucial means for turning thinking into doing in the world.
— Olafur EliassonIcelandic-Danish artist known for immersive light and weather installations
You have to be clear about the purpose of what you're making. If you're making a film that's going to cost a lot of money- inevitably it will be a commercial endeavor by a studio or financier- and you have a responsibility to make that investment worthwhile; certainly, if you don't, you won't be working in the industry for very long.
— Paul GreengrassDirector of Bourne action films and political thrillers
The greatest film-makers have an ability to work beyond the genre. Kubrick, Scorsese and even the great Ford who made Westerns, but transcended them. There's something about the vision of these film-makers that can use the supporting framework of a genre but create something which appeals to a wider story and audience. That's why they are the great masters.
— Paul GreengrassDirector of Bourne action films and political thrillers
Cinema also exists within a framework of genre- and that can be challenging as genre can often flatten storytelling. It can also be a strength- when you play inside a genre- take the case of John le Carre for instance, he's a great novelist but works within the genre of spy-fiction, and transcends the usual narratives.
— Paul GreengrassDirector of Bourne action films and political thrillers
When you're young, you're trying to earn a living- that's the most important thing. But alongside trying to earn a living, you're trying to find a voice and make films about things that interest you- you have an intentionality to your work. As you get more mature, gain trust and success- you get more freedom to make what you want- but those first-principles still apply; you are making a film that speaks to the things you're interested in.
— Paul GreengrassDirector of Bourne action films and political thrillers
I think it's always good to find a film which is a question and an answer. It's hard to do – and often, when you've already decided the answer before you make the film, you'll find the film is less successful. In a funny way- if you can frame your question accurately as something that you don't know the answer to- and use the film as a way of finding the answer- you'll get a more complex and engaging film.
— Paul GreengrassDirector of Bourne action films and political thrillers
In television, you have to start thinking in terms of images- and understand how drama changes from its theatrical to cinematic form.
— Ken LoachBritish Filmmaker Known for Social Realist Films & Political Advocacy