Taste is a mystery.
“Authority could derive from passion, not pieces of paper.”
“The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.”
“But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.”
“The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly.”
“You're the ruler of the universe. Try to show a little taste!”
“It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.”
“Everyone carries his own inch-rule of taste and amuses himself by applying it triumphantly wherever he travels.”