Because I cannot work except in solitude, it is necessary that I live my work and that is impossible except in solitude.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird?

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Look at your own povertywelcome itcherish itdon't be afraidshare your deathbecause thus you will share your love and your life

Prayer is the key that opens heaven

You know what, the thing that breaks my heart is that there's no way I can answer it without hurting someone on either side.

Anger, hatred, fear, is very bad for our health

I live in Portland now. It's beautiful from day one. The Food and the beer, and no sales tax. Get your iPad while you're here.

America needs a president who understands the nature of the world we live in.

The nature of my compulsion was such that I danced in my sleep. The entire household was sometimes awakened by loud thumping sounds coming from my room.

I want to be one of those cool people that's like, "What is Twitter?" and just be totally blind to it.

Wealth and honours, which most men pursue, easily change masters; they desert to the side which excels in virtue, industry, and endurance of toil, and they abandon the slothful.

When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.