Since the early bird catches the worm, it's a good idea to begin your day as soon as you can -- unless, of course, you happen to be a worm.

The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry Of bugles going by. And my lonely spirit thrills To see the frosty asters like a smoke upon the hills.

Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer; it is joy; it is art.

Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.

what doesn't kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest.

You must lose yourself if you want to be successful in animation and be the character.

Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in June, The people God sends us to set our heart free.

I took a day to search for God, And found Him not. But as I trod By rocky ledge, through woods untamed, Just where one scarlet lily flamed, I saw His foot print in the sod.

Happiness is an inside job.

[Happiness is] a ghost, it’s a shadow. You can’t really chase it. It’s a by-product, a very pleasant side effect to a life lived well.

There is something in the autumn that is native to my blood- Touch of manner, hint of mood; And my heart is like a rhyme, With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.

The natural laws of life is not an idea but the truth that holds life on existence. Once you realize the truth within, all your problems and queries of life, cease to exist.

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

When you are grateful - when you can see what you have - you unlock blessings to flow in your life.

There isn't a dude outside my dad who had greater influence on my life.

My look is a Modern Bohemian type thing.

I suppose I passed it a hundred times, But I always stop for a minute. And look at the house, the tragic house, The house with nobody in it.

Half a loaf is better than no bread.

You look like a puppy. Like I'm jingling my keys and you're jumping by the door waiting for your walk" "Woof.

Architecture is my work, and Ive spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings.