We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them.

We cannot win the weak by sharing our wealth with them. They feel our generosity as oppression.

What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?

The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few who can acquire a sense of worth by developing and employing their capacities and talents. The majority prove their worth by keeping busy.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.