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.

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him read more

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, read more

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.

Those people who tell me that I'm going to hell while while they are going to heaven somehow make me read more

Those people who tell me that I'm going to hell while while they are going to heaven somehow make me very glad that we're going to separate destinations

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

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.

People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on read more

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them

Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you read more

Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.