Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

The only thing people regret is that they didn’t live boldly enough, that they didn’t invest enough heart, didn’t love enough.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

Compassion is one of the purest springs of love.

Love is a tenacious adventure.

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

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

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

The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us.

Optimism is a happiness magnet.

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.