“Art is not a thing; it is a way.”

Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

Growth is often a painful process.

Genius is the capacity of avoiding hard work.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.

All wages are based primarily on productive power. Anything else would be charity.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love…I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts.

People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.

Meanness is more in half-doing than in omitting acts of generosity.

To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion.

Success consists in the climb.

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

I went to a high school for the performing arts and I lived and breathed music. It kept me focused; it kept me sane.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.

All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.

Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.