The role of genius is not to complicate the simple, but to simplify the complicated.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one read more

• Thought Reality Merely Illusion Albeit Very Persistent

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. read more

• Thought Literally True Succeed Best Quickest by Helping Others

A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth read more

• Thought Man Friendships Best Measures Worth

To be alive at all is to have scars. read more

• Thought Alive Scars

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken. read more

• Thought Even Experts Agree They Well Mistaken

Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called news, and auto-tune is called singing. read more

• Knowledge Popular Culture Place Pity Called Compassion Flattery Love Propaganda Knowledge Tension Peace Gossip News Auto Tune Singing

To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little. read more

• Inspirational Heroic Courageous Enough Die for Something Inspirational Crazy Live Little

The writer"s curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored. read more

• Thought Writer Curse Even Solitude Matter Its Duration Grows Lonely Bored

Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so great that adversity, in all its adverse manifestations, hardly even exists. read more

• Thought Easily Mistaken About Love for Adversity Knowing Strength Faith Great Its Adverse Manifestations Hardly Even Exists

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Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don"t laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions. read more

• Thought Everyone Sense Humor Laugh Jokes Probably Opinions