None of my other investments give me the joy that autographs do because they make me feel that I am holding a piece of history in my hands.
Interpretation
Autographs hold personal value and historical significance, beyond mere financial worth.
In this quote, Malcolm Forbes expresses the profound joy that comes from collecting autographs, emphasizing their unique ability to connect the collector with history. Unlike traditional investments, autographs are treasured for their sentimental value and the stories they represent, making them a source of joy and pride for the collector.
In practice
During a presentation about the importance of preserving history, one could introduce this quote to illustrate the value of collectibles.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world.
The Difference Between Art and Life is that Art is More Bearable
This is the theory… that anything that is art… is presumably about some certain thing, but is really always about something else, and it’s no good having one without the other, because if you just have the something it is boring and if you just have the something else it’s irritating.
When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever.
My art is about paying attention - about the extremely dangerous possibility that you might be art.
I don't want to analyze myself or anything, but I think, in fact I know this to be true, that I enter the world through what I write. I grew up believing, and continue to believe, that I am a screw-up, that growing up with my family and friends, I had nothing to offer in any conversation. But when I started writing, suddenly there was something that I brought to the party that was at a high-enough level.
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