You can talk people into art, but you can’t talk them out of it.
Apr 292016
Apr 282016
A civilized man need not know a little about everything, but he must know a lot about something.
Apr 272016
Never call someone a pseudo-intellectual unless you are sure that you would recognize a real one.
Apr 262016
I often need to hear what I say to know what I think.
Apr 252016
America is a deeply religious country, imbued not with Christianity but self-help.
Apr 222016
The audience will always be out of step with the artist, for one is just arriving at what the other has long since put out of mind.
Apr 212016
People will like you if you like them, which is too high a price.
Apr 202016
The politician’s favorite tools are organizations that profess themselves above politics.
Apr 192016
The usual fantasy life is only a deluxe version of the actual one.
Apr 182016
The pursuit of higher wisdom always seems to begin with discarding whatever lower wisdom you may possess.