Innovators and creators are persons who can to a higher degree than average accept the condition of aloneness. They are more willing to follow their own vision, even when it takes them far from the mainland of the human community. Unexplored places do not frighten them- or not, at any rate, as much as they frighten those around them. This is one of the secrets of their power. That which we call "genius" has a great deal to do with courage and daring, a great deal to do with nerve.
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In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued.
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The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
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No one has ever had an idea in a dress suit.
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All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely.
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