It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

You can observe a lot just by watching.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

Listen if you want to be heard

No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless.

But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.