You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

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

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

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

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

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

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

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

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.