Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

The time is always right to do the right thing

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.

I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

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