It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

Is it not meningitis?

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.

Some friends gladly stay, some move away. Some come and go, but their affections grow. While some, I recall, are not friends at all.

Have the nature of a dervish: then wear a stylish cap.

The goal of female education must invariably be the future mother.

I'm idealistic so my life outlook is to never give up. Even if something seems absolutely impossible, I will run as hard as I can go.

My themes are derived from current events, from familiar situations, from daily life, because I never actively intervene against the object, I can feel the magic of its presence.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

Well, I didn't know how to draw very well back then, in the '40s and '50s.

Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

No one has yet invented a system of education that is capable of ruining everyone.

What you focus on grows. What you concentrate on is what you see more of in your life.