It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Common sense consists of those layers of prejudice laid down before the age of 18.
Creativity is the residue of time wasted.
What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.
In art, and in the higher ranges of science, there is a feeling of harmony which underlies all endeavor. There is no true greatness in art or science without that sense of harmony.
A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way, but intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience.