My dear, Those who are knowledgeable hold the greatest unfair advantage. Those who are knowledgeable possess an extra sense over those who don’t, they possess the ability to see the world with their rational mind… Those who are knowledgeable are privileged. Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act. That’s the catch to having the power of knowledge, you must do something with it. In all reality, you really...

My dear, Creativity doesn’t come from doing what you’re supposed to diligently (that’s discipline). No. Creativity comes from trying things we’re not supposed to, from not using those ticking seconds efficiently, from avoiding work, from adding fun to a boring task, and from the mind that says to itself, “Wouldn’t it be funny if…” And what other time is this not more apparent than when...

My dear, When someone shoots another human being dead, they have taken life. This shouldn’t be made lighter by the fact that they did it as part of an army, a group, or better put – a gang. Killing under the cloak of war is no different than murder. …The thing I despise about war is that under all its propoganda, and nationalism, and patriotism, it’s blantanly saying that a human being has the right to take another...

My dear, There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. And society pounds into you that you should always choose the former. That you should always act cool and be unimpressed with everything and anything. But, I say pick the latter. At the end of it all, you find yourself saying, “I never experienced a miracle a day in my life. It was all so...

My dear, What is reality? Is it the written laws you obey? The unwritten ones you follow? Or the daily habits you go through? No… Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. You don’t really have to drive when the lights are green, or stop when the lights are red. Or tell ‘white lies’ instead of saying the harsh truth, just so someone’s feelings aren’t hurt. Or find a life partner in...

My dear, You’ll never be sane by staying still. By looking towards the past, longing for what you once had, and what you once did. You’ll go mad! Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. And no matter the paths you ride on; dirt, paved, or trail, you’ll get through them all – if you keep moving. Falsely yours, Albert...

My dear, Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. This is nothing new. If you find yourself in the act of doing something great yet find mass oppositions towards yourself, please, please, please, continue. For as I said, opposition, and especially that of the violent kind is nothing new. What’s new is that which great people create. … Maybe that’s why the mediocre are so against it....

My dear, Who would you ask to lead you? The being who can walk a path because he’s been showed the way, or the being who can walk a path unknown to him in any manner and find his way? The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Knowledge is handed down from age to age, it’s actually easy to be knowledgeable – the path is laid out for you. But being creative has no precedent, because if something has a...

My dear, Don’t ever, ever, EVER let anyone tell you that you aren’t a genius. You’re a genius in your own way. All you’ve got to do is discover in which way you are. And don’t ever, ever, EVER judge someone else as less than genius. Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking it’s stupid. Don’t tell fish to climb trees, and...

My dear, Yesterday you were disappointed because, for the fifth time, you got negative results when you did whatever you were doing the same exact way. (I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what you were trying to accomplish exactly.) Allow me to call you insane. For you are living up to my definition of insanity: Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. By that definition, a lot of us...