Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Take a canvas. Put a mark on it. Put another mark on it.

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

That's the very reason they put rubbers on the end of pencils... because people make mistakes.

Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.

The struggle, like life itself, should be joyful.

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

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

My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.