Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
I feel my advantage of coming from a film family is - having seen fame up close, having seen the industry so close and how it works, I was not enamored by fame.
Maybe I didn't take the advantage and become a star and get all the brands so that I could solidify my space in the world.
I was very lucky to be born into a very academic family. I was well-read, well-trained in mathematics. I had lots of advantages to start with.
One advantage of not being in power is that we can dream of reshaping the world exactly as we please.
It is possible that Modi sees his life as evidence that hard physical work can triumph over every disadvantage, but if so, most of us Indians do not share his faith.
I used ribosomes from very, very robust bacteria under very, very active conditions and found a way - I actually took advantage of research done before me at the Weizmann, the same institute I am now - how to preserve their activity and their integrity while they crystallized.
I get messages from 21-year old white dudes who have just gotten out of an expensive college and say 'Hey can I pick your brain?' and I have nothing to say to them because A. They already have all the advantages and B. My advice would be the same as anyone else: Go do open mics.
The massive migration from dumb phones to smart phones is a great opportunity for young companies to take advantage of.
There are way more powerful climbers compared to me but I think I can really take advantage of all my power due to my technique.
