The first step in innovation is to know that a thing can be created. After that, the rest is a matter of detail.

Opportunities are a tricky crop, with tiny flowers that are difficult to see and even more difficult to harvest.

Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts.

Freedom is an elusive concept. Some men hold themselves prisoner even when they have the power to do as they please and go where they choose, while others are free in their hearts, even as shackles restrain them.

Facts mean nothing when they are preempted by appearance. Do not underestimate the power of impression over reality.

The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders.

Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers.