Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
I can, therefore I am.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
If you think you can do it, you can.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Well done is better than well said.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Leap, and the net will appear.
To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.