Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.

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.

(T)hey were at ease with each other, which was essential to a productive workshop.

Originality must compound with inheritance.

The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.

If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs.

If skeptic can weakly force E, then he can force E.

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

When your dad makes a living as a children's singer, you figure, 'I can do anything.' He made up his own job and did it.

True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives—that is, our time and choices—to God’s purposes. In so doing, we permit Him to raise us to our highest destiny.

It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.

The strategy of keeping the studio close, like an outbuilding five paces from the house, or in the loft next door, or with the studio on one end and the bed on the other - makes art always available.