“Trees don’t grow even, they don’t grow straight just however it makes them happy.”

If I paint something, I don’t want to have to explain what it is.

I don’t know if anything in nature ever grows exactly the same, but they are always exactly as the way it should be, perfectly itself.

Everybody has dreams. You are living the American dream, what’s wrong with pushing to secure it for everyone?

I can’t think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting.

We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.

Didn’t you know you had that much power? You can move mountains. You can do anything.

Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you’re willing to practice, you can do.

Just let go – and fall like a little waterfall.

Ever make mistakes in life? Let’s make them birds. Yeah, they’re birds now.

Painting will bring a lot of good thoughts to your heart.

Never think about the mistakes you made. Think about the mistakes you will make.

Gotta give him a friend. Like I always say, ‘Everyone needs a friend.

We want happy paintings. Happy paintings. If you want sad things, watch the news.

Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul.

Wash the brush, just beats the devil out of it.

All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.

It is never too late to start growing.

The first step toward spiritual growth is to become aware of your emotions.

Through every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.

Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.

The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women.

An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.

I thank my old self who chose to be brave, how he believed there would be so much in front of me, and by all that, he was ready to face growth.

I think when I bought a house, that’s when I thought I felt like that’s a grown up thing to do.