If all human lives depended upon their usefulness — as might be judged by certain standards — there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world. – Gene Tunney
When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didnt know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway? – Henry Flynt
Faith, indeed, has up to the present not been able to move real mountains…. But it can put mountains where there are none. – Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human, 1879