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.
Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I donβt like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I donβt like it.
Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.
I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.
I don't want the viewer to be able to peel away the layers of my painting like the layers of an onion and find that all the blues are on the same level.
Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognize it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes.
Photography is an art of observation - it's about creating something extraordinary out of the ordinary. You choose a frame and then wait until the right time for something magical to come along and fill it.
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