When your ideas shatter established thought, expect blowback.

He wanted to be respectable rather than powerful; he did not want the controversy that went with power.

Forget seizing the moment. Seize the opportunity.

All genuinely creative ideas are initially met with rejection, since they necessarily threaten the status quo. An enthusiastic reception for a new idea is a sure sign that it is not original.

Opportunity doesn't make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.

Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.