If you hear a voice within you saying, “You are not a painter,” then by all means paint, boy, and that voice will be silenced.

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

I'm doing many different things to prepare for the inevitable failure of one of them.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

I will either find a way, or make one.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.