Without promotion, something terrible happens. . . nothing!
The passion for playing Chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world
We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories. . . And those that carry us forward, are dreams.
We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.
The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind.
Am I dreaming? Has the world gone mad--or have I?
You are not mechanics, you are warriors. You have been trained, not to think, but to do.
Everything in Italy that is particularly elegant and grand borders upon insanity and absurdity or at least is reminiscent of childhood.
I draw my idea of the form of government from a principle in nature, which no art can overturn, viz. that the more simple any thing is, the less liable it is to be disordered; and the easier repaired when disordered.
That is why all great men are modest: they consistently measure themselves not in comparison to other people but to the idea of perfection ever present in their minds, an ideal infinitely clearer and greater than any common people have, and they also realize how far they are from fulfilling their ideal.
You don't want to be too uptight about anything. Especially your job.