"[[The Pope]] asked [[Michelangelo]]: ‘Tell me the secret of your genius. How have you created the statue of David, the masterpiece of all masterpieces?’ **Michelangelo’s answer: ‘It’s simple. I removed everything that is not David.**’" --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[teaching-anecdotes]], [[essentialism]], [[consistency]], **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]