The poem says you only think you’re alive but about to be born your radioactive heliographs mock the moon’s tongue.”— Philip Lamantia, “Fin Del Mundo

The only geniuses produced by the chaos of society are those who do something about it. Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.

An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.

There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.

When you see a lawyer trying to pick a smart jury, you know he's got a strong case.

Morgan, Lewis is a very large firm now, but it was not quite as big then. It was exciting for an associate in those days, because you got good and varied assignments and terrific training.

You don't want to try to protect yourself from the pain of a crisis. You want to learn everything you can from it.

I count myself fortunate to be able to participate in the life of science in this era.

Jasper chuckled, shaking his head. " You truly are one frightening little monster.

I don't objectify women. I'd like to think that I'm optimizing their hardware.

The all importance of clothes has sprung up in the intellect of the dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with clothes, a poet of clothes.