Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when read more

Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity. In what we call art, it's one of the most desirable characteristics of a piece of work.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our
controls.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our
controls.

Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about.

Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about.

Charisma is the transference of enthusiasm.

Charisma is the transference of enthusiasm.

If one sees the personality not as an apparatus that is essentially
constructed by the time childhood is over, but read more

If one sees the personality not as an apparatus that is essentially
constructed by the time childhood is over, but as always in its essence
developing, then life at 25 or 30 or at the gateway to middle age will
stimulate its own intrigue, surprise, and exhilaration of discovery.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of
Responsibility on the west coast.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of
Responsibility on the west coast.

That which costs little is less valued.

That which costs little is less valued.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you
will be around long read more

Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you
will be around long enough to eat a lot.