Nova effect — The explosion of different options (“third ways”) for belief and meaning in a secular3 age, produced by the concurrent “cross-pressures” of our history—as well as the concurrent pressure of immanentization and (at least echoes of) transcendence.

Age of Authenticity

Age of Mobilization

Ancien regime

Buffered self

Closed world structures

Cross-pressure

Excarnation

Exclusive humanism

Expressive individualism

Fragilization

Fullness

Immanent frame

Immanentization

Maximal demand

Modern moral order

Porous self

Reform

Secular 1

Secular 2

Secular 3

Secularism

Social imaginary

Spin

Subtraction stories

Take

Transformation perspective

Unthought

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.

I've got passion, and for people who don't, I make them see how trite their lives are.

To cultivate an English accent is already a departure away from what you are.

I know as a child, I was really interested in becoming a manga artist, to create my own stories and illustrate them and present something that people would be interested in reading and looking at as well.

Every video I've made has an inspirational message behind it. Since day one, I thought, 'Okay, I want my audience to be, like, Disney members.' So if that's the case, I have to keep everything rated G.

I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. It's a really specific thing. We stuck to it, it turned out good and a lot of people liked it.

Do I appreciate my wealth Absolutely yes. Im trying to embed in my childrens heads that if you dont earn it you dont appreciate it.

Film is an itch I have yet to scratch.

What draws me to the theatre, and what appealed to me about Too Much Light, is that you have no idea what's going to happen. That's the most exciting part of theatre, it's never the same. If it were, it would be like watching a movie.

After taking temporary charge last season he took us from looking down at the fringes of another relegation scrap, to within a kick of getting into Europe.

A man's interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

My grandfather was a very strong personality. He certainly ruled his household with an iron fist, even though it was often gloved in velvet!

Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone.

It's only when we have nothing else to hold onto that we're willing to try something very audacious and scary.

Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.

I was offered seven deals from seven different major labels between 2009-2011, and to be quite honest... nowadays, you need a hit record, a great radio team, an amazing PR firm, social media, a big budget, a team that is ready to work extremely hard, and the drive and passion to win!

I really want to interview Larry David.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots.

When you start lying you stop building trust. When you stop lying you start building trust.

I'm the only talk show host, I think, if there's such a category in, what's called, the book of records, to have a guest die while we were taping the show, yeah.