Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.

A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret nor observes a promise.

The man with no imagination has no wings.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

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

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.