Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

A steward in the above scripture is a servant who serves.

Educate every child.

Edgar Allan Poe’s writings showed me perfectly that there can be such fragile beauty and purity located in darkness and sorrow.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

I think every artist wants to have that 'Grammy award winner' tag in front of their name.

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

Sometimes working on one painting will help solve a problem in another painting.

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.

My father's songs don't intimidate me; my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation.