"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters."

"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."

"Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things."

"If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure."

"Nothing so difficult as a beginning In poesy, unless perhaps the end."

"My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle."

"When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough."

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."