The public do not know enough to be experts, but know enough to decide between them.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

I can escape to the blissful realms between the pages of books.

I never thought my life would end like this. Being hunted by mythological creatures in my pajamas. Honestly, it never entered my mind.

I took it back: he didn't just hate himself down deep. He'd made plenty of room in there for me, too.

I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.

Where there is love of medicine, there is love of humankind.

Think of it as Angelina Jolie. You’ve heard she’s mad and eats nothing but wallpaper paste. But you would, wouldn’t you?

Painters of paintings, writers of books, never could tell the half.

Children do not play because they learn; They play because they play.

The founding document of the United States of America acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ because we are a Christian nation.

I think it takes a truly strong man to cherish a woman.