“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”- William Shakespeare

“Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.” Chuck Close on creativity

"Wings, the band the Beatles could have been!" - Alan Partridge

'Knowledge without mileage equals bullshit' - Henry Rollins

Teaching is a profession where you can be unbelievably mediocre and yet still be considered successful.

“Compra solamente lo necesario, no lo conveniente. Lo innecesario, aunque cueste un solo céntimo, es caro”.
“Buy only what is necessary, not what is convenient. What is unnecessary, even if it only costs one cent, is expensive.”

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas A. Edison

Deus ex machina - any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.

Aurea mediocritas - In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice.

“No one really knew Freddie. He was shy, gentle and kind. He wasn’t the person he put over on stage.”
— Roger Taylor

"Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." - Chuck Klosterman