Ideas are a dime a dozen. It's execution that counts.

Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he or she is in. That person must reflect what is projected upon him or her.

Intelligence takes chances with limited data in an arena where mistakes are not only possible but also necessary.

Knowing where the trap is-- that's the first step in evading it.

The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life.

Every civilization must contend with an unconscious force which can block, betray, or countermand almost any conscious intention of the collectivity.