For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.

A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

If you can't you must, and if you must you can.