“It is not so difficult a task to plant new truths, as to root out old errors; for there is this paradox in men, they run after that which is new, but are prejudiced in favor of that which is old.” MenRunningDifficultTasksRootsPlantErrorsFavorsParadox Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think
“As a young person, you have no fixed address, no studio, no money for materials, so I made things sort of on the run. That life doesn't favor the stability and spatial demands of painting.” PersonsMadeRunningYoungPaintingMaterialsDemandStudiosFavorsFixedAddressesStabilityNo MoneySpatial Author:David Salle
“I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.” ThinkingFirstsLongBookRunningLastsEconomicsFavorsBunchPublishingBook PublishingLong Book Author:Seth Godin
“It is not true that a man can believe or disbelieve what he will. But it is certain that an active desire to find any proposition true will unconsciously tend to that result by dismissing importunate suggestions which run counter to the belief, and welcoming those which favor it. The psychological law, that we only see what interests us, and only assimilate what is adapted to our condition, causes the mind to select its evidence.” MenMindBelieveRunningLawDesireCertainBeliefCausesInterestResultsConditionsEvidenceActiveFavorsPsychologicalWelcomeSuggestionsPropositionsSelectAdaptedImportunate Book:Problems of Life and Mind Source: Problems of Life and Mind