Fearlessness means taking the first step, even if you don't know where it will take you. It means being driven by a higher purpose, rather than applause. It means knowing that you reveal your character when you stand apart, more than when you stand with the crowd.
The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity, and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.
You must be prepared to work always without applause.
You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of other men! A weird life it is, indeed, to be living always in somebody else’s imagination, as if that were the only place in...