Do I doubt the painting I've just painted because it is not right or because I can never like what I do?

Life is too short not to create, not to love, and not to lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters.

Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.

There are an infinite number of rewards you could bestow on yourself for working at your creative projects, and you deserve every one of them.

We have enough experiences in a day to make art for a decade.

When you flow like water you bring all of your talents and resources to your creative work... Flow around every obstacle you encounter, including any you've erected yourself.

If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours.

You can't plan in advance for everything - every mood swing, every mistake you might make in execution, every shift in your circumstances. But you can keep updating your plan.

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about it altogether and just keep on working.

One visit with a child can supply us with enough creativity dust to last for a lifetime... Visit with children like you're the child you ought to be more often.

Books remember all the things you cannot contain.

I carry within my heart all the great memories.

Be proud of who you are.

As Dr. Chiang puts it, “while Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls.

I'm sure when the times comes, there will be tears, but there are other avenues that I am embracing with much more passion these days.

So you see, movies are really another dimension.

I never, with important air, In conversation overbear. . . . . My tongue within my lips I rein; For who talks much must talk in vain.

The innovator's motto is this: I succeed or I learn but I never fail.

It's worrying to think more than half the world's population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives.

The height of mediocrity is still low.