My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was read more

My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur.

Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity.

Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity.

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age read more

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to read more

When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone.

There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.

There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness --a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic read more

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness --a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.

To simplify complications is the first essential of success.

To simplify complications is the first essential of success.

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.