It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare. What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness. – Fred Hoyle, Of Man and Galaxies

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. – Jonathan Swift, “Thoughts on Various Subjects,” Miscellanies, 1711

Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts. – Joe Orton, What the Butler Saw, 1969

I identify more with people who ask each day for divine guidance than people equipped with a divine guidance system. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com