“We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselv...” — J. B. Priestley Quote

“We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.”

“If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and the odds are against it - go to your desk no matter what your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper - write.”

“The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.”

“But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me.”

“The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted.”

“Frank liked administrative work and was good at it.”