The workmanship was better than the subject matter.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Maybe life should be about more than just surviving.

Whatever they may say, your story is truly your own. You have a responsibility to it, the way a father has to a child

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities.

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.

Is there a thinker apart from thought?

Yeah, well, artists are a lot like gangsters. They both know that the official version, the one everyone else believes, is a lie.

Losing my mind From this hollow in my heart

I can promise that even having an imperfect one who loves you is better than having none at all.

I am deeply reminded that our life’s journey is a gift, not a given, and that we can never truly know how long the journey will last. All we can do is decide how it unfolds.