Remind yourself of the value of detaching from work that's out of your hands and committing to new work that wants to be born.

Life is too short not to create, not to love, and not to lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters.

Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.

There are an infinite number of rewards you could bestow on yourself for working at your creative projects, and you deserve every one of them.

We have enough experiences in a day to make art for a decade.

When you flow like water you bring all of your talents and resources to your creative work... Flow around every obstacle you encounter, including any you've erected yourself.

If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours.

You can't plan in advance for everything - every mood swing, every mistake you might make in execution, every shift in your circumstances. But you can keep updating your plan.

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about it altogether and just keep on working.

One visit with a child can supply us with enough creativity dust to last for a lifetime... Visit with children like you're the child you ought to be more often.

Between death and hell a bridge shining silver wings offers his soul hope.

I don't have a lot of regrets about the way I've lived my life. Not because I haven't made mistakes - I've made plenty. But what's the point of regret? You can't undo the past.

Fact One: Races are won or lost in key moments. Fact Two: Success in the sport is, above all else, about enduring suffering.

I've never seen such a bunch of apple-eaters.

On a medical school professor noted for slowly, carefully interviewing the patient: "He taught the love of truth.

I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.

...we must pray to the Almighty not to refuse His blessing to this change and not to abandon our people in the times to come.

I've been wrestling with reality for most of my life. I'm pleased to say I've won.

One doth but break-fast here, another dine; he that lives longest does but suppe; we must all goe to bed in another World.

When you are satisfied, you are successful. For that's all there is to success is satisfaction.