"Anything new, anything worth doing, can't be..." - Quote by Pablo Picasso

“Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.”

“If it's good, it's mine. If it's bad, it's a fake.”

“I consider a work of art as a product of calculations, calculations that are frequently unknown to the author himself.”

“As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a helpful and sustainable way, but only on behalf of those who can pay. Government aid and philanthropy channel our caring for those who can't pay. But to provide rapid improvement for the poor we need a system that draws in innovators and businesses in a far better way than we do today.”

“For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.”

“And while you bring all countries with you, you come with a purpose of leaving all other countries behind you - bringing what is best of their spirit, but not looking over your shoulders and seeking to perpetuate what you intended to leave behind in them.”

“It's a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.”

“It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.”

“What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!”