The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than read more

The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than the average person.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and read more

There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are."

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends read more

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.

Never allow a person to tell you "no" who doesn't have the power to say "yes."

Never allow a person to tell you "no" who doesn't have the power to say "yes."

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for read more

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.