It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.

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

A voice hissed: "He sheds tears!" It was taken around the ring "Usal gives moisture to the dead!" He felt fingers touch his damp cheek, heard the awed whispers.

They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil and violence.

Unfortunately most criticism is by poseurs. They use their comments about someone else's work as a platform on which to strike poses. What they're really saying is: "Look at me! Look at me!"

If you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.