“Use your imagination," I tell my students these days, "or someone else is going to use it for you.”
“If you don't use your imagination someone else will use it for you.”
“He was telling the students about the hypnotic technique of using quotes in a conversation. An idea is more palatable ... if it comes from someone else. "The unconscious thinks in terms of content and structure. If you introduce a pattern with the words, 'My friend was telling me,' the critical part of her mind shuts off.”
“Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book.”
“If you don't blow your own horn, someone else will use it as a spittoon. ”
“My dear, here is lesson number one for using opportunity; waste no time on false humility. Tell the world about your achievements don't wait for someone else to do it.”