When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But read more

When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.

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].

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as read more

Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as trying to know how you really look. Ten different mirrors show you ten different faces.