How can a young person learn whether he chose the correct way? He thinks he has a special idea, and then he discovers that he is completely inappropriate for it.

Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]

The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.

Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.

A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.

One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

Surely once in a life God will grant the earnest entreaty of a loving heart.

It's not a silly question if you can't answer it.

Together we can remind them there are no excuses to sit back and watch the cycle of extreme poverty continue.

God's plan remains God's plan despite our sin.

Stigma is a process by which the reaction of others spoils normal identity.

A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies.

Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door.

So many people don't know who's on the State Seal and they don't know, not just in California but the United States of America, things they look at every day and they say, 'Wow! I didn't know that.'

Kristin Bauer is so funny. Half the time I'm working with her I'm just trying to keep a straight face.