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James McNeill Whistler: If the man...

James McNeill Whistler: If the man...

If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, the king of...

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Joseph Brodsky: Man is what...

Joseph Brodsky: Man is what...

Man is what he reads.

Source: Quoted by Thomas D'Evelyn Christian Science Monitor,...

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If you are...

If you are...

If you are not going to think big, don't bother thinking at all.

Source: In...

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Perhaps nobody ever...

Perhaps nobody ever...

Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches...

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For tens of...

For tens of...

For tens of millions of people [television] has become habit-forming, brain-softening,...

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The human imagination...

The human imagination...

The human imagination has already come to conceive the possibility of recreating human...

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Travel gives a...

Travel gives a...

Travel gives a character of experience to our knowledge, and brings the figures on the tablet of memory into strong...

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When a writer...

When a writer...

When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.

Source: San...

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He writes his...

He writes his...

He writes his plays for the ages -- the ages between five and twelve.

Source: In...

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There is nothing...

There is nothing...

There is nothing too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great...

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It is the...

It is the...

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

Source: In The...

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To lose one's...

To lose one's...

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of...

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Power is what...

Power is what...

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.

Source: In

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The fastest way...

The fastest way...

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by other people's rules, while quietly playing by your...

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You may not...

You may not...

You may not be well read, you may not know how to count, you may write poorly, but as soon as you open your mouth...

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All wars are...

All wars are...

All wars are planned by old men In council rooms apart.

Source: Two Sides of...

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Pearl is a...

Pearl is a...

Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood.

Source: On Oscar...

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What, when drunk,...

What, when drunk,...

What, when drunk, one sees in other women, one sees in Garbo sober.

Source:...

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I admire people...

I admire people...

I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. . . . They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and...

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There's no national...

There's no national...

There's no national glue holding us together because somebody put too much pluribus in the...

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