Michael Wildes

“I’m going to tell you something: thoughts are never honest. Emotions are.”
― Albert Camus, Notebooks 1951-1959

“In Steiger's case, of course, his high connectedness is a function of his versatility as an actor and, in all likelihood, some degree of good luck. But in the case of Connectors, their ability to span many different worlds is a function of something intrinsic to their personality, some combination of curiosity, self-confidence, sociability, and energy.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

“I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance and Other Essays

“Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.”
― Roy T. Bennett