Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one does not perceive it, the ground upon which one treads seems not to move, and one can live undisturbed. So it is with Time in one's life.

I didn't used to wear a watch. Now I have a SPOT watch, which I wear all the time.

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.