All great truths begin as blasphemies.
Now we were descending just as steeply.
Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars.
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
I mean, I knew that in the abstract there were terrorists somewhere in the world, but they didn't really represent any risk to me.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.