Art means to dare - and to have been right.

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Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping...

Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping...

Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.

Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.

The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no...

The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no...

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.

Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.

One who does not act in accordance to the deep voice of his inner conscience...

One who does not act in accordance to the deep voice of his inner conscience...

Our mind is the most valuable possession that we have. The quality of our lives...

Our mind is the most valuable possession that we have. The quality of our lives...

If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.

If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.

Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate...

Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate...

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

You will always be right if you suspect that you are always wrong.

You will always be right if you suspect that you are always wrong.

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful...

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful...

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they...

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Life is only what we choose to make it.

Life is only what we choose to make it.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;...

If you follow your heart, if you listen to your gut, and if you extend...

If you follow your heart, if you listen to your gut, and if you extend...

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes...

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes...