Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.

The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.

When hopes and dreams are loose in the streets, it is well for the timid to lock doors, shutter windows and lie low until the wrath has passed.

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.

Our quarrel with the world is an echo of the endless quarrel proceeding within us.

It is always safe to assume that people are more subtle and less sensitive than they seem.