Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
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.
Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of one's chosen form.
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.