A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with light weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

It is not in our stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

The Eyes are the window to your soul

What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.

It is a generally accepted myth that all creation stories are myths.

In my father’s scheme of things, there were Italians and then there was the rest of the world.

When you feel bad, find a person to talk to and cry with, to tell of your anger and other helpless feelings.

I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better.

This is the consciousness revolution, You got the right to think, Don't think about it just do it

Knowing where things are, and why, is essential to rational decision making

I hear the tread of pioneers Of nations yet to be, The first low wash of waves where soon Shall roll a human sea.

The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it's ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they're attacking the center of your being.

You find a way to work with people you have more in common with.