What Matters Most Is That

Nature Is A Machine. The Family Is A Machine. The Life Cycle Is Like A Machine.

For Me, The Best Things In Life - Meaningful Work, Meaningful Relationships, Interesting Experiences, Good Food, Sleep, Music, Ideas, Sex, And Other Basic Needs And Pleasures - Are Not, Past A Certain Point, Materially Improved Upon By Having A Lot Of Money.

I Have Been Very Lucky Because I Have Had The Opportunity To See What It's Like To Have Little Or No Money And What It's Like To Have A Lot Of It. I'm Lucky Because People Make Such A Big Deal Of It And, If I Didn't Experience Both, I Wouldn't Be Able To Know How Important It Really Is For Me. I Can't Comment On What Having A Lot Of Money Means To Others, But I Do Know That For Me, Having A Lot More Money Isn't A Lot Better Than Having Enough To Cover The Basics.

This Is My Year Of Transition From What I'm Calling The Second Phase Of My Life To The Third Phase Of My Life. And I Wanted To Pass It Along. What I Mean By That Is, In The First Days Of Your Life You're Dependent On Others And You Learn. You're Basically A Kid, Depending On Your Parents. In The Second Phase Of Your Life, You're Working And Others Are Dependent On You And You're Trying To Be Successful. And Then When You Go To The Third Phase Of Your Life It's No Longer As Much Of A Kick To Be Successful. There's A Natural, Instinctual Desire To Help Other People Be Successful.

I Treasure The Fact There's Media Freedom, But With That Goes Responsibility. I Think That There Should Be A Self-regulatory Organization And That They Should Start To Think About Standards. Because I Think A Lot Of People Say, "i Don't Know How To Read What Is True Versus Somebody Else's Interpretation."