Genius is play, and man's capacity for achieving genius is infinite, and many may achieve genius only through play.
William SaroyanSometimes the most intelligent thing is not to do anything, certainly nothing loaded with the imbecility of emotionality.
William SaroyanNobody, but nobody, is going to tell me I'm not the most. I am. I was the most when everybody else was struggling bitterly to become a little.
William SaroyanI'm not the kind of guy to knock at a door and then when the door is opened not go in.
William SaroyanYou must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.
William Saroyan