"Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius."

“As fire does not give birth to snow, so those who seek honor here will not enjoy it in heaven... As those who climb a rotten ladder are in danger, so all honor, glory, and power are opposed to humility.”

“The safest place to be is always halfway into your future, without even knowing what it is.”

Source : "'The Safest Place To Be Is Always Halfway Into Your Future.' - An Interview with Radiolab". Interview with Robert Krulwich, logger.believermag.com. August 2, 2013.

“On eluding conviction after mistrial: Why me? I am blessed. I can't complain. I am walking out the door. I am going to have a healthy and happy Christmas.”

“If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business.”

“Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he's sometimes unexpectedly mortal—there's the trick!”

Source : Mikhail Bulgakov (2016). “THE MASTER AND MARGARITA: 50th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.28, Penguin

“Welcome to science. You’re gonna like it here.”

“The common perception is it only happens to people who aren't paying attention.”

“Most monuments are not something you're going to keep me out of. And I go to a lot of monuments.”