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>> earlier, i sat down with dan on the "nightline" set and asked him how he made this transition to meditation. >> my wife gave me a book and it was about buddhism. and i thought, okay, this is interesting. it seemed to have the diagnosis of the human condition i thought was right. we have this racing mind, commenting, judging, et cetera. but it said the ant dote is meditation. thats completely -- >> thats -- >> thats not it. i associated with it insense and random malarkey that i wasnt going to...

Are mean and petty and contemptible. >> some directors are short -- [ laughter ] and some are tall. some are old and some are young. there are directors who know everything about human behavior and nothing about the camera. [ laughter ] there are directors who know camera angles, camera lenses, camera sprockets and depth of focus but who are totally ignorant of the human condition. [ laughter ] >> we have all of these directors with us tonight. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> the director is the ca...

And some are tall. some are old and some are young. there are directors who know everything about human behavior and nothing about the camera. [ laughter ] there are directors who know camera angles, camera lenses, camera sprockets and depth of focus but who are totally ignorant of the human condition. [ laughter ] >> we have all of these directors with us tonight. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> the director is the captain of the ship. >> the director is a dictator. >> i prefer it if theyre compet...

>> the death of our brother luke recalls our human condition and the brevity of our lives on earth. >> even though they were on opposite sides of the law, they still had a decades old relationship. >> i knew luke for 30 years, and i loved him. he was a good guy. >> any time he would open his mouth and tell a story, i made sure i had time to listen to him. >> we spent many, many hours playing pinochle, watching baseball games, and i would come in from work and be tired and id feel like making som...

[ laughter ] and some are tall. some are old and some are young. there are directors who know everything about human behavior and nothing about the camera. [ laughter ] there are directors who know camera angles, camera lenses, camera sprockets and depth of focus but who are totally ignorant of the human condition. [ laughter ] >> we have all of these directors with us tonight. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> the director is the captain of the ship. >> the director is a dictator. >> i prefer it if ...

It still surprises me at times hearing some of these inmates accounts of their extreme violent behavior. im often curious as to why or how they became this way. but i also think its a part of the human condition. and i think its important that people understand that. part of it, i think, is created at birth, but also a big part of it is how one survives in prison. more often than not, a lot of these stories of violence have occurred in the prison setting. in order to survive in such a violent wo...

Say there are going do be people working fewer hours going forward because of obamacare. almost entirely because people will choose to work less. they think the effects on the employer side, willingness of employers to hire will be negligible and be about people saying because of changes to obamacare, im less inclined to work than i was before. >> let me just stop you there. this is a crucial distinction. the attack on obamacare has always been job creators will be less likely to hire. >> right....

Thing from the cbo report, they say there are going do be people working fewer hours going forward because of obamacare. almost entirely because people will choose to work less. they think the effects on the employer side, willingness of employers to hire will be negligible and be about people saying because of changes to obamacare, im less inclined to work than i was before. >> let me just stop you there. this is a crucial distinction. the attack on obamacare has always been job creators will b...

>> so the really interesting thing from the cbo report, they say there are going do be people working fewer hours going forward because of obamacare. almost entirely because people will choose to work less. they think the effects on the employer side, willingness of employers to hire will be negligible and be about pooem saying because of changes to obamacare, im less inclined to work than i was before. >> let me just stop you there. this is a crucial distinction. the attack on obamacare has alw...

Because its socially -- the pc police would come down so hard. this is not a bad thing. assuming youre not putting the kid in traffic, youre shaming them. so what? so what? i think this is an effective punishment that will deterthat behavior going forward. it doesnt hurt a kid. >> what ever happened to just being sent to your room? >> thats an excellent point. thats not punishment. you send a kid to his room, youre sending him to the greatest entertainment center ever created. theyve got dvds. i...