What was youth at best? A green, an unripe time, a time of shallow moods, and sickly thoughts.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

I want you to embark on the truth of loving yourself because when you love yourself and when you appreciate yourself, you will make healthy changes in your life for healthy reasons.

Nothing will unfold for us unless we move toward whatlooks to us like nothing: faith is a cascade.

Great coaches are great humanitarians. They really care for the athlete as people first and athletes second. This is paramount in gaining respect.

I've done sport for a long time.

On the ocean of life let your mind be the ship and your heart be the compass.

I was once kissed on the lips by a giraffe, and I don't think I've ever got over it.

There's nothing more rewarding than making a difference doing charity work or being able to be there for a friend.

Every word written is a victory against death.

May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference.

Creating music and just having someone's art directs the way you think about life subconsciously.