"A mind too active is no mind at all." ~ Theodore Roethke
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." ~George S. Patton
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle." ~Confucius
"Stamina is utterly important. And stamina is only possible if it's managed well. People think all they need to do is endure one crazy, intense, job-free creative burst and their dreams will come true. They are wrong, they are stupidly wrong."
"There's the country of America, which you have to defend, but there's also the idea of America. America is more than just a country, it's an idea. An idea that's supposed to be contagious."
"The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid."
"Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process."
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
"It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head."
