Quotes 286: Demosthenes

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." 

–– Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek orator 

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 54

Quotes 285: Leonard Cohen

"I didn't kill myself when things went wrong, I didn't turn to drugs or teaching."

–– Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist 

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 32

Quotes 284: Edgar Allan Poe

"Those who dream by day know many things which escape those who dream only by night." 

–– Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) American writer, poet, editor, and critic 

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 32

Quotes 283: Vincent van Gogh

"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." 

–– Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch Post-Impressionist painter 

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 23

Quotes 282: Bruno Munari

"Simplification is a sign of intelligence, says an ancient Chinese proverb: what cannot be said in a few words, cannot be said in a lot of words either." 

–– Bruno Munari (1907-1998), Italian artist and designer 

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 19 

Quotes 284: Friedrich Nietzsche

"We only hear questions that we are able to answer." 

–– Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German poet and philosopher  

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 32 

Quotes 281: Author unknown

"Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." 

–– Author unknown 

via Sketchbook 5, 2008, p. 10