Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

May you get more out of life than a cup of tea.

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

A biggest mistake I made when I started doing a talk show was I thought you had to read the books.

Me not showing any emotion is not the best for me. I've tried that. It kind of bottles up, and then at some point explodes.

For those who don't know what they are doing, painting is easy. For those who do know what they are doing, painting is difficult.

The more you see what other people do, the more you learn about yourself.

Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul.

Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.

Nature engenders the science of painting

Rhetoric never won a revolution yet.