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

I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

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

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

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

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.