Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.

What you think about day and night forms your character and personality.

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

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

If you follow the natural intentions, you get the most success out of life.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

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

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.