The country remains dependent on oil. But as we are now learning oil is becoming increasingly scarce.

Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful you can open up a world of opportunities.

I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw and I am learning how to restore and store my energy to both serve the community to the best of my ability and to serve my writer's heart.

I used to be so aggressive but after a while I started learning. It's not that I know how to adapt but I know all styles of fighting so I can change my style of fighting to whatever it needs to be. That just comes from years of training and a lot of sparring partners.

What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people.

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing it's not a western invention.

There's some movies I watch they're kind of like my anti-anxiety pill my anti-depressant pill. I watch them at least once or twice a month probably. And I never stop learning from them as a filmmaker.

The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.

I am learning to forgive my inner geek and even value him as a free man.

You have to grow thick skin and that only comes with time and learning.