Friendship is like money easier made than kept.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Arrogance created to project a self-image of superiority is the very trait that demonstrates to others deeply hidden inferiority.

Take it for words. O woman’s poor revenge, Which dwells but in the tongue!

Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don't rent them out to tomorrow.

The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.

I need people who look at adversity as a challenge and failure as a learning opportunity.

Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us.

I don't want to be a professional cripple. And I don't see the suicide stuff as tragic.

Sometimes a person has to stop talking about art for a moment and take a look around.

A cut glass English accent can fool unsuspecting Americans into detecting a brilliance that isn't there