The spirit of man is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.

Dare to risk public criticism.

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.

Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.