(H)ope, be it never so faint, bringeth a gleam into darkness, like a little rushlight that costeth but a groat.

Throw your heart into the picture and then jump in after it.

He who jumps for the moon and gets it not leaps higher than he who stoops for a penny in the mud.

Paint your picture by means of the lights. Lights define texture and color - shadows define form.

Art is the expression of those beauties and emotions that stir the human soul.

What is done is done; and the cracked egg cannot be cured.

I think it likely that some of my pupils will reach unusual distinction.

Talk about life - but in your own way.

I put on my dream-cap one day and stepped into Wonderland.

I take back all I ever said about the Old Masters. They give great lessons.

Paint ideas, paint thought.

I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are--or, at all events, that I must try and become one.

Every struggle is like mud - there are always some lotus seeds waiting to sprout.

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise.

A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.

I think white people like to tell Asian people how they should feel about race because they're too scared to tell black people.

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.

Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives.

It is just that heavy metal musicians write in minor keys, and when you do that, you frighten people.

Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we've gotten better.