He doesn't know a damn thing about China ... That's what makes him an expert. He knows nothing about music, being tone deaf. That'...s what makes him a musician ... And he's batty in the head. That's what makes him a philosopher.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A curious thing about the ontological problem is its simplicity. It can be put in three Anglo-Saxon monosyllables: 'What is there?...' It can be answered, moveover, in a word--'Everything.'LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When a toddler uses profanity, don't make a big deal about it. If you do, you give the child more power. After all, it's only a wo...rd--one that won't do much harm to anybody. In fact, if you think about it, a nasty word is a step up from hitting or biting someone. So look at it as a sign of growth.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The chartered recountants take the thing to pieces and put it together again. They enjoy it. The artist takes it to pieces and mak...es a new thing, new things. He must.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these senators were boy...s once.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you be...gin to realize they're stereotypes because they're true.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A curious thing about atrocity stories is that they mirror, instead of the events they purport to describe, the extent of the hatr...ed of the people that tell them. Still, you can't listen unmoved to tales of misery and murder.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I have always suspected that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing. It is a boon to people who don't have deep feelings; their p...leasure comes from what they know about things, and their pride from showing off what they know. But this only emphasizes the difference between the artist and the scholar.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »