We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

You got to get it while you can.