Amma

When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good.

Do you realize if it weren’t for Edison we’d be watching TV by candlelight?

Don’t make me put your head in my blender!

Vision without execution is just hallucination.

I no longer feel the need of seeking out conscious Americanism. Because we live here and work here, we can be certain that when our music is mature it will also be American in quality.

When you make changes in your life, make sure you’re moving toward the things you want.

People don’t like when you point out to them and remind them that they’re not very smart.

She woke up every morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was that she always chose herself.

You are writing your children’s future with your answers.

Those unproductive hands … may consume so great a share … that all the frugality and good conduct of individuals may not be able to compensate … this violent and forced encroachment.

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.

I don’t write letters anymore.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules.