Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows

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

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

Make today worth remembering.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

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