Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
—William Blake
I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there's one thing that's dangerous for an artist, it's precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and all the rest of it.
—Frank Zappa
Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.
—Dr. David M. Burns
Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do.
—Jack London in White Fang
His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.
—Samuel Johnson
How insulting is it to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I'm betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own.
—Jessica Valenti in Why Have Kids?
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
—Walter Bagehot
With Epcot Center the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's world. They have created a land of make-believe that's worse than regular life.
—P. J. O'Rourke