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.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

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

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.