I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

United we stand; divided we fall.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Freedom and independence form my character.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.