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

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

Ideas come from everything

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

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

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

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

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.