The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.

The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.

Take good hold of instruction and don't let her go, keep her for she is your life.

Take good hold of instruction and don't let her go, keep her for she is your life.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.

The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.

Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve read more

Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds.

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how read more

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes.

Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where read more

Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.

The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.

The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.