The image is one thing and the human being is another… it's very hard to live up to an image.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

April, dressed in all his trim, hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.