For how long could we fail until we surrendered?
If the thing loved is base, the lover becomes base.
He who never puts his trust in any man will never be deceived.
An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own opinion of it; bad if it is on the same level. But it is a great disaster if your work stands lower than your judgment of it.
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.
Tears come from the heart and not from the brain
Sociologically, I think it is the most important thing going on in the world today. Because you can't change people by force. Communism made a great mistake in trying to inflict its beliefs on everybody. People have to find their own understanding, and if you can offer them an example that will inspire, they will come naturally to it. Ananda tries to offer this inspiring example.
What's the legacy of President Obama? I think this is just another, another example of passing the buck. It never stops at the White House.
Kids raised on a culture of ‘We’re not going to keep score in the game because we don’t want anybody to lose. ’ Or just ignoring race to a fault. You can’t say ‘the black kid over there. ’ No, it’s ‘the guy with the red shoes. ’ You can’t even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive.
Good taste is death. Vulgarity is life.