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.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Live for each second without hesitation.

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

'Tis never too late to be wise.

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

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.