Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
Aaron SorkinRead
If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.
Interpretation
Passion for a belief carries the responsibility to engage in dialogue and persuasion.
Aaron Sorkin's quote emphasizes the importance of passion and conviction in discussions and debates. When someone holds strong beliefs, it is their duty not only to express those views but also to engage with others, challenging differing opinions and encouraging thoughtful conversation in the hope of mutual understanding and possible change.
In practice
During a public debate on climate change, this quote can be used to emphasize the need for constructive dialogue.
Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
The upside of web-based journalism is that everybody gets a chance. The downside is that everybody gets a chance.
I'll get cast occasionally as sort of the jerk version of myself, and I have fun doing that. But it's really better for everyone if I stay behind the camera.
Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.
Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
With 'The Social Network,' I got into it at first because frankly I thought there was a cool courtroom drama to be had with the intellectual properties. And then what further drew me in was that the most extraordinary social networking device ever created was created by the world's most antisocial person. I liked that story.
Politicians and lawmakers are willing to watch us take us a knee, watch us march, watch us picket and protest - and wait us out. They are willing and prepared to outlast us - and, in most cases, to do absolutely nothing about the problems we highlight and amplify.
We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.
I studied to be a lawyer, and after that I did something, obviously, completely different. With change, you learn something. If you do the same thing over and over again, you never learn anything.
If you're in space on the way to Mars, and a conflict develops... you can't turn around and go back, because Earth is already gone on its orbit.
What else can the young be? When you are on the bottom, you must organize from the bottom up
No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
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