Never ask, "What reason do I have to be happy?" Instead ask, "To what purpose can I attach my happiness?

The best way to dispel negative thoughts is to require that they have a purpose.

If it doesn't work horizontally as prose... it probably won't work any better vertically pretending to be poetry.

Every great painting is left incomplete at the point where its completion is obvious.

I guess, when you get down to it, a loving touch compensates for an unskilled hand about everywhere except in an airplane cockpit.

A successful artist is inspired by his muse, and his muse is inspired by the payment of a commission.

A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.