“The Renaissance… was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on constant applause and admiration to sustain them. There is a shortage of applause in the world, and there is not enough respect to go around.”

“It is important to foster individuality, for only the individual can produce the new ideas.”

“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage of life, while concience claps, let the world hiss! On the contrary if concience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.”

“Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.”

“I could not believe this. I was going to be hacked to shreds to the accompaniment of applause.”

“The great differentiator going forward, the next frontier for exponential growth, the place where individuals and organizations will find a new and sustainable competitive edge, resides in the area of human connectivity.”