Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

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

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

I love those who can smile in trouble...

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

Above all things, respect yourself.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.