Pregled posta

Men of genius

Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel.
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
An idea is salvation by imagination.
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself...
Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia.
The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes. Let the reader catch his own breath.
When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.