Success, like fashion, is a fickle companion and can leave one in the wink of an eye.

We gain no wisdom by imposing our way on others.

Don't ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you're hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn't make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It's there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject you, to drop dead! Who cares?

Is there a design in the events of our lives? Or do things just happen, much like a junk yard falling down a staircase? If it's the latter, how do you deal with it?

Neither our own passing nor the passing of an era is a tragedy, no matter how much we would like to think it is.

Age is a clever thief. It takes a little from you each day, so you're not aware of your loss until it'd irreversible.

The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.