Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness. – Henrik Ibsen
Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. Theyll pat you on the arm and say, Hey kid, youre all right. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical. – Bear Grylls
A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer…. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring. – E.B. White
It frequently happens that two persons, reasoning right on a mechanical subject, think alike and invent the same thing without any communication with each other. – Oliver Evans
