Every creative act involves...a new innocence of perception, liberated
from the cataract of accepted belief.

Every creative act involves...a new innocence of perception, liberated
from the cataract of accepted belief.

The Three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to
himself.

The Three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to
himself.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to
death.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to
death.

Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.

Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.

The mind is just another muscle.

The mind is just another muscle.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

To be born free is an accident; To live free a responsibility; To die free
is an obligation.

To be born free is an accident; To live free a responsibility; To die free
is an obligation.

Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps.

Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps.