I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

To celebrate freedom and democracy while forgetting American's origins in a slavery economy is patriotism à la carte.

It is when suffering finds a voice andsets our nerves quivering that this pity comes troubling us.

I believe there are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who do everything right, expecting the perfect outcome every time, and those who know better.

What the myth founds is a double existence between the upper world and the underworld: a dimension of death is introduced into life, and a dimension of life is introduced into death.

I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.

I often think when a man's once past a certain age, the older he grows the tougher he gets, and women the same or more so.

Here's why I like geek culture: People like what they like because they like it. They're not trying to fit into any mainstream likes or dislikes.

Fast growth in a start-up is a sign that customers like what you're doing.

If you're surrounded by idiots, you're the unpopular one and the odd one out because idiots don't like smart asses.

Everything we'll accomplish, we'll do it together or not at all.