Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

'Tis never too late to be wise.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

The world is like a mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.

I'm doing many different things to prepare for the inevitable failure of one of them.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.