You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a realist he is preparing to do something that he is secretly ashamed of doing.

Why are we willing to accept a new mathematical formula we don't understand as the product of a brilliant mind, while rejecting a new art form we don't understand as the product of a deranged mind?

Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important task is to develop an ear that can really hear what we're saying.

Gourmet: Usually little more than a glutton festooned with credit cards.

All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure.

It's odd, and a little unsettling, to reflect upon the fact that English is the only major language in which "I" is capitalized; in many other languages "You" is capitalized and the "i" is lower case." --