"Establish an atmosphere that energizes you. Some creative people flourish in confusion; others need to be free from interruption. Many prepare themselves for work by exercising to stimulate circulation; others meditate to quiet the chatter of the outer world."

“Peter must have thought, "Who am I compared to Mr. Faithfulness (John)?" But Jesus clarified the issue. John was responsible for John. Peter was responsible for Peter. And each had only one command to heed: "Follow Me." (John 21:20-22)”

“The last story you should write is the most important story. You should start with a story that is just an amusing, entertaining, fun story to write and learn your writing chops with the least important things before you start applying them to the most important things.”

“Art brings out the grand lines of nature.”

“Employees represent an opportunity to inspire not a burden to carry.”

“While the Bibles account of the flood is one of judgment, it is also one of mercy and salvation.”

“I am composed of contradictions, which is why poetry is a better form for me than philosophy”

“Knowledge is not for knowing: knowledge is for cutting.”

“Economics never was a dismal science. I should be a realistic science.”

Source : "Paul Samuelson and the Foundations of Modern Economics". Book by Paul Anthony Samuelson, Karigirappa Puttaswamaiah, p. 10, 2002.