“If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”

Success is not about pleasing everyone; it's about staying true to your values and vision.

Success is not about seeking constant external stimulation; it's about cultivating inner peace and finding contentment within yourself.

Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it.

Success is not to be measured by the position one has reached in life, but rather by the obstacles overcome.

From error to error one discovers the entire truth.