An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.
I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. Things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament, these are also talent.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift – and the rational mind is a faithful servant. – We have created a society that honors the servant – and has forgotten the gift.
What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.