I am actually not at all a man of science, not an observer, not an experimenter, not a thinker. I am by temperament nothing but a conquistador – Sigmund Freud
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. – Sigmund Freud
I consider it a good rule for letter-writing to leave unmentioned what the recipient already knows, and instead tell him something new. – Sigmund Freud
Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home. – Sigmund Freud
The test of an adventure is that when youre in the middle of it, you say to yourself, Oh, now Ive got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that somethings wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure. – Thornton Wilder
Im uncomfortable when Im comfortable. I have to start something new-in the agency or in my personal life-every two years or so. Taking risks gives me energy. I cant help it, its my personality. Id like to think its not really a compulsion toward high risks, but the spirit of an entrepreneur. – Jay Chiat