Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost.

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.

The blessings of the devil is the beginning of dread.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

Becoming conscious is of course a sacrilege against nature; it is as though you had robbed the unconscious of something.

I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.

A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by it's own farts

You may have orthodox heads, and yet you may have the devil in your hearts.

The smell of profit is clean and sweet, whatever the source.

Walk with the dead For fear of death.

I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.