"The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done."

“It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality, or in any art or science, which have not been touched upon by others. We have little else left us but to represent the common sense of mankind in more strong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights.”

“Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is low-paying and not prestigious enough.”

“Dictators are interesting, no?”

“I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.”

Source : "National Science Foundation funded climate change musical to tune of $700,000" by Perry Chiaramonte, www.foxnews.com. March 31, 2014.

“Instead of asking yourself what everyone else's opinion is going to be and how your action will be perceived by others, ask yourself, 'How do I want my life to be lived?' Then proceed to take a small risk in the direction of that new action.”

“Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading, it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.”

“Karl Marx, a visionary, figured out that you can control a slave much better by convincing him he is an employee.”

Source : Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1727, Random House

“In spite of all the talk and study about our next years, all the silent ponderings about what lies within them...it seems plain to us that many things are wrong in the present ones that can be, must be, changed. Our texture of belief has great holes in it. Our pattern lacks pieces.”