Sleep lingers all our lifetime about our eyes, as night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir-tree.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Faith without a measure of doubt ain't worth a brass farthin'.

All genuinely creative ideas are initially met with rejection, since they necessarily threaten the status quo. An enthusiastic reception for a new idea is a sure sign that it is not original.

There is no aphrodisiac like innocence

It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

Just because you've seen something doesn't mean you'll stop looking. There's always something you didn't see before.

You can say something stupid with an incredible heartfelt sentiment and for some reason, it might be insanely powerful.

The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.

You never know yourself until the chips are down. True strength is not measured when your at your strongest, but when you’re at your weakest.

Upon retiring, sleep as if you had entered your last sleep. Upon awakening, leave your bed behind you instantly as if you had cast away a pair of old shoes.

Some people don't listen to my music because they say that I am an artist. And some don't want to go to my gallery shows, because they say I am a musician.