The more intelligent and cultured a man is, the more subtly he can humbug himself.

Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.

Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.

To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.

Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire

If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.

We are not what happened to us, we are what we wish to become.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.

May today find you happiness and a calm in your heart from God you can’t explain.

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.

The greatest gifts my parents gave to me...were their unconditional love and a set of values.

Whereas the intelligence of God is both the cause and the measure of the truth of things, things are both the cause and the measure of the truth of our intelligence.

Cracked pots allow the treasure to shine forth.

It's very important that the music has a sense of adventure to it, and that it's done by the seat of your pants. There's a kind of nervy element about it.

All this sensory input, which begins in the brain, has its effect throughout the body.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

Sometimes I just... want to see it again. Want to see you awake.

For an intelligent estimate of your technique go to another artist working in the same medium.