“Homo sapiens instinctively abhor equality and create hierarchies in every possible way at every possible opportunity.” – Michael Masterson

 

“The biggest mistake experts make are beginner mistakes.” – Michael Masterson

“Wit consists in seeing the resemblance of things that differ and the difference in things that are alike.” – Germaine de Staël

 

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain

“The two greatest truths we must face are our strengths and weaknesses.” – Michael Masterson

“Life is a continuum of moments. Some are disappointing. Some are gratifying. Most are neither and thus invisible. A well-lived life consists in accepting moments of disappointment and gratification, but most of all of seeing the ordinary.” – Michael Masterson

“The job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.” – J.D. Salinger

“Because one cause is bad does not make the opposing cause good.” – Fay Weldon

“I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will.” – Warren Buffett

“Our choices in entertainment – the sort of books we read and the movies we go to – say more about us than we would like to admit.” – Michael Masterson