A Significant Inventionmust Be Startling, Unexpected. It

Over The Years, I Have Learned That Every Significant Invention Has Several Characteristics. By Definition It Must Be Startling, Unexpected, And Must Come Into A World That Is Not Prepared For It. If The World Were Prepared For It, It Would Not Be Much Of An Invention.

I Believe Each Incoming Freshman [in College] Must Be Started At Once On His Own Research Project If We Are To Preserve His Secret Dream Of Greatness And Make It Come True.

Colour Is Always A Consequence, Never A Cause.

Don't Do Anything That Someone Else Can Do.

You Cannot Separate The Composition From The Life Of The Moment. It Is All One Thing, To Be Decided In A Split Second While You're Living Through It.