Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it.

People say I'm shrill and strident.