The Renaissance… was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on constant applause and admiration to sustain them. There is a shortage of applause in the world, and there is not enough respect to go around.

Breaking accepted rules does bring people together.

One of the great ambitions is to discover the diversity of the world, to discover who inhabits the world.

The Renaissance… was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on constant applause and admiration to sustain them. There is a shortage of applause in the world, and there is not enough respect to go around.

The kind of conversation I like is one in which you are prepared to emerge a slightly different person.

Never before have humans been so ambitious, have they thought that they could be much more than their parents were.

We should strive to be employed in such a way that we don't realize that what we're doing is work.