Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket. - Eric Hoffer

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Actual creativeness is a matter of moments. One has to piece together the minute grains to make a lump. And it is so easy to miss the momentary flashes, it is like sluicing in placer mining. He who lets the flakes float by has nothing to show for his trouble.

Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing.