What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the cost is far less than it used to be.
Interpretation
Modern technology allows creativity to flourish without the need for significant financial resources.
Helen Mirren's quote emphasizes the democratization of creativity in today's world, where access to technology has become more affordable, enabling individuals to create works of art, media, and other forms of expression without the burden of high costs. This shift has opened doors for many aspiring artists and innovators who may not have had the opportunity in earlier times, showcasing how technology can level the playing field in creative fields.
In practice
In a speech about entrepreneurship, I mentioned how technology has allowed young artists to thrive without large investments.
There is that awful moment when you realize that you're falling in love. That should be the most joyful moment, and actually it's not. It's always a moment that's full of fear because you know, as night follows day, the joy is going to rapidly be followed by some pain or other. All the angst of a relationship.
People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener.
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I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.
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Ultimately, our ideas about robots are not about robots. The robot is a canvas onto which we project our hopes and our dreams and our fears... they become embodiments of those hopes and dreams and fears.
It's important not to think about Bitcoin as a replacement for cash or gold or something that works alongside that; it's to think of it as programmable money. And we just cannot even imagine what that will be used for.
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I wanted to create a toolkit which I would have wanted as an entrepreneur to use these principles of psychology in product design. Some startups totally forget the trigger. In some, the action is too complicated. Others don't have a variable reward, which maintains mystery.
Any program is only as good as it is useful.
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