We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Genius is often only the power of making continuous efforts.

The older I get, the more I want to be authentically myself.

One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape.

Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

There is only one proof of ability — action.

Think big thoughts, but relish small pleasures.

Art is the one place we all turn to for solace.