I have to hope that my instincts will do the right thing, because I can't erase what I have done. And if I drew something first, then my paintings would be illustrations of drawings.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

I also hold very strong personal convictions about censorship. I don't believe in forbidden knowledge.

Make prayer a top priority rather than a last resort.

Mary and Josephhuddle snugly together.They cradle God's son.

See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places,

The longest day is soon ended.

I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.

I doubt whether I ever read any description of scenery which gave me an idea of the place described.

I believe we're all in denial about the people we love.

I think there's a rule that once you want to live somewhere, you can't find a job.

Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent.