Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

'Tis never too late to be wise.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

I am all the things I have ever loved.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.