“Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportional to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I recall that piece of knowledge and use it better.” KnowsMomentsUseTodayValuesDealsKnowledgePiecesTomorrowSkillsAcquireRecalls Author:Mark Van Doren
“It’s a curious thing. I suppose most people think of artists as impatient but I don’t know of any first-rate artist who hasn’t manifested in his career an appalling patience, a willingness to wait and to do his best now in the expectation that next year he will do better.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsArtistNextWaitingCareersExpectationsRateCuriousWillingnessNext YearImpatient Author:Mark Van Doren
