Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.

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

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

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

I do not want to die rusting, I prefer to burn out.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I am possible'

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.